Lennon Criticizes Minimum Wage Increase

With the legislature preparing to vote on raising the minimum wage in Connecticut, Republican candidate for the district 2 State Senate seat Malvi Lennon is urging legislator to do more to create job opportunities for those out of work.

Raising the minimum wage by $.50 "will do nothing to help the thousands of state residents who are out of work," said Lennon, adding that while the state's unemployment reportedly went down one-tenth of a point last month, jobless claims fail to reveal the state actually lost 2,700 jobs.

"Statistics show that raising the minimum wage quickens job loss, particularly in industries that use seasonal workers or employ young people," Lennon added.

Lennon also urged district 2 consituents to call State Senator Eric Coleman (D) to draft legislation that will provide any small businesses forced to raise wages with a tax write-off equal to that increase.