Living-wage bill praised, critics say it does not go far enough

Labor advocates turned out in force Tuesday to support a bill that would almost double what contract employees could be paid for working on a large state contract.

“We almost made history in 2004, and now we know there?s a new day and we have unfinished business,” said Del. Herman Taylor, D-Montgomery, one of the bill?s chief sponsors. Taylor said the bill was designed to make sure “state government is not subsidizing poverty.”