Kasich blocks cities from raising minimum wage

Posted by | December 21, 2016 15:56 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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Ohio Governor John Kasich is blocking cities from determining their own minimum wages.

…Kasich (R) signed a bill that blocks any city or other local government in the state from raising its own minimum wage above the state’s floor of $8.10 an hour.

The legislation, which was passed by state lawmakers earlier in the month, was in direct response to an upcoming vote in Cleveland on whether to raise its wage. While the state’s wage will raise to $8.15 next year, Cleveland residents will vote in May on whether to raise their minimum to $12 by 2018 and $15 by 2021. With the new law in place, however, they won’t actually have any power to raise their minimum wage.

Ohio joins a growing number of states that have passed such preemption laws blocking cities from increasing their own minimum wages and implementing paid sick leave requirements.

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12 responses to Kasich blocks cities from raising minimum wage

  1. Budda December 21st, 2016 at 16:07

    Just like NC. Power grab by R’s

  2. Matthew Hively December 21st, 2016 at 16:34

    WTF is wrong with these people?!
    They are all for states rights….. but local rights…. NOOOOOOO that is terrible.

  3. Buford2k11 December 21st, 2016 at 16:35

    has anyone else noticed, that there seems to be a pattern of extremely corrupt republican governors? Christie…Walker…Brownback…Snyder…Pence….and this guy in NC…they all could face some kind of corruption or criminal charges…there are more whom I cannot name right now, but they are all republicans…they are all using dirty tricks, and unethical behavior to try to cement themselves into power…and we dems still are trying to play by the rules…

  4. whatthe46 December 21st, 2016 at 19:01

    and single parents will barely be able to pay bills and will not be eligible for foodstamps. but repubs have such strong family values and are so pro-life my ass.

    • Lyndia December 21st, 2016 at 20:19

      Right, but remember, they voted for him. They are only getting what they voted for and DESERVE. Dumb voters get horrible politicians.

      • whatthe46 December 21st, 2016 at 20:29

        oh, i don’t feel for them at all. and it’s only going to get worse for them. it’s stupid. the only ones i feel sorry for are the ones that knew better and didn’t vote for this POS or tRump.

  5. amersham1046 December 21st, 2016 at 19:42

    keep them poor, keep them hungry, and management gets mega bonuses

    • whatthe46 December 21st, 2016 at 19:47

      and these are the very people that voted for tRump, but will still blame Dems. you just can’t help stupid.

    • Lyndia December 21st, 2016 at 20:24

      What can you say when they voted for him? Illinois, has not had a budget in over a year. The ONLY state in the union, not to have a budget, but they VOTED FOR HIM. Now, the people down state, are suffering, also and he carried all of those counties. Sometimes, people vote against their OWN SELF INTEREST.

      • amersham1046 December 21st, 2016 at 20:31

        The is Chicago, then about 100 counties of stubble jumpers

  6. ChaCubed - one of 65,844,610 December 21st, 2016 at 21:25

    Remember the meme that Kasich was supposed to be the sane one?

  7. bpollen December 22nd, 2016 at 03:54

    And a good portion of the people who’ll get screwed by this VOTED for this momser.

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