Lawmakers in Maryland have voted to override Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s veto of a bill to raise the minimum wage, the Baltimore Sun reports.
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Ehrlich has argued that the increase will hurt small businesses.
The General Assembly's action is the second defeat of an Ehrlich veto recently. Last week, lawmakers voted to override a veto of legislation that will require large employers to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on healthcare benefits for employees or pay the difference into the state's health program for low-income families.
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