Post by Logan on Feb 16, 2016 3:03:49 GMT -6
BOISE – An Idaho House of Representatives committee backed a bill Monday to ban cities and towns from raising the minimum wage.
The House Business Committee vote split along party lines, with majority Republicans supporting the ban.
The bill, which is similar to one under consideration in the Washington Senate, is one of several that Idaho legislators are considering this session to limit local government control. One bill, which already passed the state House, would bar local governments from banning or taxing plastic grocery bags.
The Idaho Retailers Association pushed the minimum-wage bill, saying it would prevent a “checkerboard” of differing wage laws across the state. So far, just one Idaho city, McCall, has voted on whether to enact a local minimum-wage hike, and it failed.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/feb/15/idaho-lawmakers-look-to-ban-city-county-minimum-wa/
The House Business Committee vote split along party lines, with majority Republicans supporting the ban.
The bill, which is similar to one under consideration in the Washington Senate, is one of several that Idaho legislators are considering this session to limit local government control. One bill, which already passed the state House, would bar local governments from banning or taxing plastic grocery bags.
The Idaho Retailers Association pushed the minimum-wage bill, saying it would prevent a “checkerboard” of differing wage laws across the state. So far, just one Idaho city, McCall, has voted on whether to enact a local minimum-wage hike, and it failed.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/feb/15/idaho-lawmakers-look-to-ban-city-county-minimum-wa/