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	Podcast:		BLAST THE RIGHT
	Episode:		94 - Progressive Victory! Maryland Enacts First Living Wage Requirement For State Government Contracts
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2007-05-17 21:26:47
	Description:		Maryland has passed the first statewide living wage statute.Under the law, employers with state contracts will generally have to pay workers a minimum amount — $11.30 an hour in the Baltimore-Washington corridor and $8.50 an hour in the rural counties, where wages and prices are usually lower.Among those workers mostly likely to be lifted above the poverty line by this measure are those who work
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