Martin O’Malley to testify for Maryland minimum-wage increase

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Martin O’Malley plans to testify in support of a minimum wage increase when House and Senate committees take up the bill this week.

The bill would raise Maryland’s hourly wage to $10.10 by July 2016. O’Malley, who has made the bill a top legislative priority, is set to testify before the House Economic Matters Committee on Tuesday afternoon and the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.

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