NYS Assembly passes hydrofracking moratorium and minimum wage increase

By a vote of 95-40, the state Assembly approved a moratorium on hydrofracking in New York State until May 2015. Also last week, by a vote of 101-44, the Assembly approved a bill raising the state's minimum wage to $9 per hour from its current $7.25 level, and indexing future increases to automatically rise with the rate of inflation.

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