In a report announced on Thursday from the group Empire Center says that New York jobs are at risk if the minimum wage is raised to $15 an hour. The report states that 11,000 – 36,000 jobs could be lost right here in the Capital Region. Read More
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According to a new report, by 2021, there could be between 4,000 and 11,000 fewer jobs created in the North Country if the minimum wage goes to $15 an hour. Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour could do more harm than good, according to a new report released Thursday by two conservative think tanks. Read More
Two conservative groups condemned Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for a $15 an hour minimum wage Thursday, saying a raise would cost an estimate 432,500 jobs in New York. Read More
A proposed $15 minimum wage could cost the state nearly 200,000 jobs, two fiscally conservative groups contended in a report Thursday. Read More
If Gov. Cuomo has his way, New York could soon become the first state in the nation to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Read More
Governor Andrew Cuomo wants New York to be become the first state in the nation to mandate a minimum wage of $15 an hour—more than double the federal minimum. Read More
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour would cost New York between 200,000 and 588,800 jobs, according a report released today by the Empire Center for Public Policy. Read More