Minimum-wage hike, paid medical leave among Ohio Democrats’ priorities

Ohio legislative Democrats rolled out their economic agenda today, including a bump in the minimum wage, paid medical leave and efforts to end gender pay disparities. “We need to refocus state government’s efforts away from chasing political headlines in national campaigns to policy solutions that create a path to economic stability for working people in our state,” said House Minority Leader Fred Strahorn, D-Dayton. “Too many Ohioans are just getting by and feel the econ