Columbus councilmember wants to boost construction wages

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus councilmember is proposing a requirement for private projects receiving large city investment to pay construction workers the state’s prevailing wage.

"This is an issue that, you know, now is the time for us to take up given how much construction activity is happening in the city and how much of that activity is in fact being subsidized by the taxpayers," Columbus City Council President Pro Tempore Rob Dorans said.

Dorans said it's all in an effort to ensure workers are paid fairly.