Maryland lawmakers pass minimum wage increase

By BRIAN WITTENICK TABOR
Published April 8, 2014 4:49am ET
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Maryland lawmakers pass minimum wage increase
Confetti and balloons fall as members of the Maryland House of Delegates celebrate the end of the 2014 legislative session in Annapolis, Md., early Tuesday, April 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) | Patrick Semansky

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly gave final approval to incremental increases in the state’s minimum wage over several years to $10.10 in 2018 and to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession, as the final regular legislative session of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s tenure ended Monday.

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