Kentucky’s General Assembly is focused on the budget during this session. Some lawmakers are pushing for an increase in the minimum wage for workers in the Commonwealth.
State Senator Reggie Thomas, a Democrat from Lexington, said he has filed a bill that would raise the minimum wage to ten dollars an hour immediately.
“We need to increase minimum wage now, towards a 15-dollar-an-hour rate. We won’t see any business closures or see anyone being let go. We need to allow people who want to work and can afford to work and have decent wages to take care of their families,” he said…