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Comment on Bills to cut Washington’s minimum wage get hearing in Olympia by Players and refs say minimum wage is a winner – but a few rich owners want a replay « Washington Policy Watch

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:38:56 +0000

[...] Locally, Washington’s best-in-the-nation minimum wage was a big issue in the 2008 race for governor. In 2010, backed by a legal opinion issued by state AG Rob McKenna, it was the subject of an unsuccessful lawsuit by business groups seeking to block a 12-cent minimum-wage increase. But so far in 2012, neither McKenna nor Rep. Jay Inslee have had much to say on the issue – save for Inslee tweeting his approval of opposition to three Republican bills in the Washington legislature that proposed weakening the state’s minimum wage. [...]

Comment on Minimum wage opponents rely on corporate-backed front group for misleading data by Players and refs say minimum wage is a winner – but a few rich owners want a replay « Washington Policy Watch

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37:33 +0000

[...] published over the past twenty years has largely discredited the studies generally relied on by those who support minimum wage cuts. Those studies failed to control for basic differences in population and job growth trends across [...]

Comment on On the ground: What life is like at minimum wage in Washington by Players and refs say minimum wage is a winner – but a few rich owners want a replay « Washington Policy Watch

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37:17 +0000

[...] jobs – which is an odd question for two reasons: 1) you’d be hard pressed to find any worker earning minimum wage now who thinks a pay cut will make their job better, and 2) in study after study, there’s no [...]

Comment on Bills to cut Washington’s minimum wage get hearing in Olympia by Players and refs say minimum wage is a winner – but a few rich owners want a replay « Washington Policy Watch

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37:16 +0000

[...] on the issue – save for Inslee tweeting his approval of opposition to three Republican bills proposing to weaken the state’s minimum wage [...]

Comment on On the ground: What life is like at minimum wage in Washington by Morning Rundown for February 3rd, 2012

Morning Rundown for February 3rd, 2012 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:53:28 +0000

[...] On the ground: What life is like at minimum wage in Washington [...]

Comment on Research shows paid family leave not only better for families and workers – it’s better for business too by Research shows paid family leave not only better for families and workers – it’s better for business too « Washington Family Leave Coalition

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:22:37 +0000

[...] Via Washington Policy Watch: [...]

Comment on Tax the rich: They need services too by Morning Rundown for February 2nd, 2012

Morning Rundown for February 2nd, 2012 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:15:01 +0000

[...] Tax the rich: They need services too [...]

Comment on An introduction to the WA state budget: Washington’s tax code guarantees future problems by Credit agencies go negative on Washington’s debt outlook – can we buy enough pants to boost economy? « Washington Policy Watch

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:05:05 +0000

[...] structural deficit as one of the principle drivers of the downward revision. What’s a structural deficit? From Fitch: The state, with no income tax, relies on consumption-based revenues. This makes [...]

Comment on A sad and foolish fight against the minimum wage boogeyman in Washington by Small business owners shun lobbyists, call for “high-road” workplace standards « Washington Policy Watch

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:28:25 +0000

[...] The latest research by economists comparing counties that share borders across state lines has found that increasing the minimum wage not only increases the incomes of low wage workers, it does so without decreasing the number of jobs. And it benefits employers by decreasing costly turnover. [...]

Comment on Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn Signs Landmark Paid Sick Days Legislation by EOI

EOI — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:37:35 +0000

Seattle’s paid sick days standard was actually passed by the City Council, not a ballot measure. That said, 69% of Seattle voters supported the measure. http://mynorthwest.com/646/542126/Poll-Seattle-voters-support-paid-sick-leave