Gov. Mills vetoes bill to set minimum wage for Maine farmworkers
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"I am deeply disappointed that I have to take this step," Mills wrote in her veto letter to the legislature.
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Maine governor vetoes bill to create a minimum wage for agricultural workers
Maine’s Democratic governor has vetoed a bill to establish a minimum hourly wage for agricultural workers that she initially submitted herself. Gov. Janet Mills proposed setting the minimum wage for farm workers at $14.15 per hour. That is the same…
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