NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Not Keen on NYC Mayor's Request to Control Local Minimum Wage

Democrats clash

Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't appear inclined to grant Mayor Bill de Blasio's request to grant the city control of its own local minimum wage–setting the stage for another major policy disagreement between the state's leading two Democrats.

Speaking on The Capitol Pressroom radio show this morning, Mr. Cuomo was directly asked whether he favored Mr. de Blasio's plan, which would give the city the freedom to raise the minimum without Albany's permission. Though he didn't reject it outright, Mr. Cuomo suggested a potentially "chaotic" and "unproductive" situation would emerge if every city set its own wage laws.