NFIB backs Gov. Edwards on trust fund but opposes minimum wage hike

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The Louisiana chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business backs Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposal to spend $550 million in one-time funding to shore up the unemployment insurance trust fund, director Dawn Starns McVea says.  However, the group will again oppose the governor’s annual attempt to raise the state’s minimum wage, she says. “There

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