From California to Maryland, growing numbers of cities counties are enacting higher local minimum wages to fight poverty locally.  They have found that these policies have improved jobs and local economies, without hurting business growth.Washington, D.C. and two suburban Maryland counties raised their minimum wage to $11.50 and voters in suburban SeaTac, Washington approved a
$15 local wage late last year, leaders in cities like Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco,Oakland and San Diego are now proposing city wages as high as $15. National Employment Law Project and Fiscal Policy Institute