Stewart-Cousins sees support for minimum-wage hike

Originally published: December 20, 2012 3:42 PM
Updated: December 20, 2012 6:42 PM
By JOHN DYER john.dyer@cablevision.com

Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins and George Latimer, who declared victory in his state Senate race against Bob Cohen, celebrate at the Westchester Democrats' election results party at the Coliseum in White Plains. (Nov. 6, 2012)

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The new Democratic leader in the state Senate, Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), believes she can get the votes to increase the minimum wage in New York and already is picking up vital support.

One of five breakaway Democratic senators now cooperating with Republicans in a shared leadership arrangement in the Senate said Thursday he would support a minimum-wage increase.

"I look...

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