Poll finds support for minimum-wage hike, tax breaks

Poll finds support for minimum-wage hike, tax breaks

by Rick Seltzer

5/14/2012 2:02:00 PM

Proposals to increase New York’s minimum wage and to give small businesses in the state a package of tax cuts and credits received high levels of support in a poll released today by the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI).

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