Increasing the minimum wage will save 4,000 Ohio lives, study says

By Marty Schladen

There may be some drawbacks, but increasing Ohio’s minimum wage to $15 an hour would save 4,000 lives and create a $25 billion benefit to the state economy by 2036, according to a study released last month by Scioto Analysis.

A group proposing to increase the minimum wage from the current $10.45 an hour to $12.45 and then to $15 did not submit petitions last week for the November ballot, and is now looking to bring the proposal to voters in 2025.

Read more at Ohio Capital Journal: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/07/08/increasing-the-minimum-wage-will-save-4000-ohio-lives-study-says/