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Both sides line up on minimum wage hike

Quick ReadSides lined up Monday for what could be a battle over a proposal to hike the state's minimum wage -- although Senate Republicans, key to the outcome, aren't saying where they stand yet.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) talks with reporters

Photo credit: AP | Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) talks with reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Albany. (March 25, 2011)

ALBANY -- Sides lined up Monday for what could be a battle over a proposal to hike the state's minimum wage -- although Senate Republicans, key to the outcome, aren't saying where they stand yet.

And Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in a TV interview was noncommittal.

Democrats, unions and the Working Families Party all hailed a proposal by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) to raise...

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