Md. House rejects minimum wage indexing

Published March 5, 2014 4:42pm ET



ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday turned against Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley’s plan to tie the minimum wage to inflation.

Del. Heather Mizeur, a Montgomery Democrat running for governor, proposed raising the minimum wage by 2 percent a year — roughly the lowest inflation that would be likely to rise in any given year. She said it would amount to 15 to 20 cents an hour.

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