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Minimum wage workers in Maryland could soon start to see an increase in pay.  On Saturday the Maryland Senate voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10. The hike is expected to be at its full increase by 2018.  An increase of .75 cent begins  Jan 1, 2015 - that is, if Congress approves.  If it does Maryland governor Mark O'Malley can sign legislation into law. "Lawmakers did the right thing giving so many Maryland families the raise they deserve", O'Malley said. Echoing Governor O'Mally, President Obama said in a statement today, "The Maryland Legislature did the right thing for its workers today by increasing the state minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. With states like Maryland, and other states setting the example, President Obama is hoping all states will eventually follow suit. "Maryland’s important action is a reminder that many states, cities and counties – as well as a majority of the American people – are way ahead of Was...

Poor people: the U.S. demographic rarely mentioned by U.S. presidents or leaders,  of past or present. War on Poverty Tour to hit DC. Visit westandsmileyandwest.com . Even in our Nation's Capitol and surrounding Maryland and Virginia areas, poor people exist. These are people (some through no fault of their own) who have lost jobs, become unemployed, lost their homes and families, that now live in cars and on the streets of our cities and towns. What about the poor, Mr. President?  Have you forgotten about them? Two self-proclaimed proponents, (slash critics) of President Obama are making sure U.S. leaders don't forget this demographic of American People. Harvard professor Dr. Cornell West, and public talk radio host Tavis Smiley are touring the countryside talking with, and listening to, the stories of this nation's poor with their Poverty Tour: A Call To Conscience . While politicians express deep concern for the so-called middle clas...