Republicans have pulled a major stunt to show business leaders how a Democrat majority in the General Assembly might spell bad news for their bottom line.
It all had to do with a vote that took place on the Senate floor for a bill that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 over the next two years.1
Republicans letting this bill through committee — the place ‘bills go to die’ — was no accident, as holding this vote served two major goals.