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By Vania Cao and Jenny Chen Councilmember Marc Elrich has proposed a bill that would increase the minimum wage in Montgomery County over a three-year period. “Maryland’s minimum wage at $7.25 per hour is the equivalent of $15,000 a year for a full-time, year-round employee, and that leaves a wage earner and their family below the federal poverty line,” said …

By Jenny Chen Stan Tsai, a member of the board of directors of the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC), has been following the Affordable Care Act closely – and he’s concerned about how much the Asian American community knows about what is going to happen come October 1. “I went to the information meetings [for the Affordable Care …