Baltimore City Council gives preliminary approval...

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A bill to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by 2022 earned preliminary approval from the Baltimore City Council Monday. The bill, introduced in April by Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, has been heavily contested in recent months among Baltimore’s business owners, lawmakers and low-wage workers. Seven council members voted in favor of the bill and four, including City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young, voted against it. Three abstained from the vote and one member was absent from…