Vermonters urge House panel to pass minimum wage bill

Teddy Waszazak, of Rights & Democracy and the Raise Up Vermont campaign, testifies on the Senate minimum wage bill. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
At a packed public hearing Thursday night, Vermonters urged a House committee to pass a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024.
About 30 people gave testimony at the hearing. An overwhelming majority encouraged the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs to advance S.40, the proposal the Senate passed in F