GOV. MALLOY, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS APPLAUD COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE ON EVE OF PRESIDENTIAL VISIT
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today lauded the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor Committee, led by State Senator Gary Holder-Winfield and State Representative Peter Tercyak, for approving legislation he introduced that will increase the state’s minimum wage to $10.10, mirroring recent efforts by President Barack Obama and other Congressional leaders to raise the federal minimum wage to that same amount. The favorable committee vote comes one day prior to the President’s scheduled visit to New Britain for an event on the minimum wage and the importance of giving hardworking Americans the raise they deserve. “For too long, the minimum wage has not kept up with the cost of living. In this day and age, no one who…
