Ohio’s minimum wage is jumping to $10.10 in January of 2023. The 80-cent increase is the largest since voters approved a formula that adjusts the hourly wage based on inflation.
Minimum wage has been a key issue for former Dayton mayor Nan Whaley on the campaign trail for Ohio governor. On Cincinnati Edition we take a look at what she is saying about the rate, what her opponent Gov. Mike DeWine is saying, plus more news in Ohio and Kentucky politics.
Guests:
- Andy Chow, news editor, Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau
- Michael Monks, chief content officer, LINK NKY
- Becca Costello, local government reporter, WVXU
- Nick Swartsell, assistant producer and reporter, WVXU
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