Associated Press
Wall Street Journal, more, May 28, 2012

ALBANY—Advocates including the Occupy Albany movement and clergy pushing New York's proposal to raise the minimum wage are gearing up for the final four weeks of the legislative session. ...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, is trying to turn overwhelming support in polls—even more than half of Republicans voters support raising the wage—into a tool to persuade GOP senators to support the measure.

Mr. Cuomo has said that he wants a higher minimum wage but that political passage is "not in the realm of the possible" this election year. Last week he said it's a tougher bill than legalizing gay marriage.

The opposition is in the Senate's Republican majority, which is closely allied with Mr. Cuomo. ...

The New York State Restaurant Association is urging its members to contact their senators to oppose the minimum wage. There is some division within the business community. Costco and a few small business operators statewide last week supported the raise, saying it is good business to retain workers.

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