Economy

DC City Council appears set to reverse $15 minimum wage

By Sean Higgins
Published July 9, 2018 9:54pm ET
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DC City Council appears set to reverse $15 minimum wage
Washington, D.C. City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2016, before a House Oversight Government Operations subcommittee hearing on whether the District of Columbia government truly has the power to spend local tax dollars without approval by Congress. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DC City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced Monday that he along with several other council members would introduce a bill during Tuesday’s session to repel Initiative 77, the city’s newly-passed $15 an hour minimum wage.

Council members Jack Evans, D-Ward 2, and Brandon Todd, D-Ward 4, announced they would back voiding the initiative, which DC voters approved by a 55 percent to 44 percent margin just last month.

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