Sam McNulty, owner of Market Garden Brewery, has noticed an “uptick in business” since things have calmed down regarding COVID-19.
“Ohio has recovered about 85% of the jobs that we lost to COVID-19,” said Michael Shields, with Policy Matters Ohio. “We’re still missing about 129,000 jobs. But this is really good progress.” Between staffing and inflation, state leaders are being pushed to address many of the obstacles that have been presented since the pandemic began.“Passing a $15 minimum wage in Ohio would be a tremendous positive step in that direction,” said Shields. “I looked at how a minimum wage of $15 an hour phased in by year 2026 would benefit Ohians. I found that 1.56 million Ohioans would get a raise if we were to raise our Ohio minimum wage to $15 an hour.