Skelos fears wage bill may hurt jobs
Quick ReadThe leader of the State Senate threw cold water Tuesday on a proposal to hike New York's minimum wage. "My concern is that this could be a job killer rather than a job promoter," Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) said.
Photo credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. before Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his State of the Budget speech in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. (Jan. 17, 2012)
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ALBANY -- The leader of the State Senate threw cold water Tuesday on a proposal to hike New York's minimum wage.
"My concern is that this could be a job killer rather than a job promoter," Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) said.
Skelos' comments came a day after the State Legislature's top Democrat, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan), unveiled a proposal...
