BALTIMORE — A group is pushing to put a $25 minimum wage initiative on Maryland's 2026 ballot, if passed it would give the state the highest minimum wage in the country.

One Fair Wage is leading the effort to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $25 an hour with no exceptions. If successful, Maryland would surpass Washington D.C.'s current minimum pay rate of $17.95 an hour.

"An initiative that would raise the minimum wage in Maryland to $25 an hour with no exceptions," Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage said.

Supporters argue the current $15 minimum wage is insufficient for workers to afford basic living standards in Maryland.

"$15 isn't close to enough for even a single worker not taking care of children to afford a basic living standard in Maryland," Chris Meyer of the Maryland Center on E

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