fight for 15
Cuomo pushes for $15 statewide the same day the state's labor department accepts that hourly minimum for fast food workers.
"People are increasingly understanding that they're taking it on the chin at work."
"A living wage means being able to put healthy food on the table for your family."
Her hesitance on $15 may displease progressives -- but it will relieve businesses that are getting bowled over by minimum wage campaigns.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Probably forgot that there aren't that many "former CBO directors," though.
Owners say the wage hike makes sense, given the city's sky-high cost of living.
The mandate would nearly double the wages of many fast-food workers.
The issue is emerging as a fault line among Democratic presidential candidates.
He's contrasting himself with Hillary Clinton.