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Higher minimum wage levels help many workers, but there are tradeoffs
Reporter Nate Sanford looked into the pros and cons of higher wages, and why they haven’t solved Seattle’s cost of living ...
Tax the rich? UW economist calls WA a ‘tax haven like the Cayman Islands’
Professor Jacob Vigdor has conservative bonafides and raised progressives' ire with his past research on the minimum wage.
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How Seattle’s record-high minimum wage has — and hasn’t — paid off
The region’s unaffordability problem persists, but activists say its record-high pay floor has been a success as they push ...
NH's minimum wage is $7.25. After latest House vote, it's unlikely to change this year
On Thursday, the NH House voted to table a bill that would eventually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2028.
Social Security’s acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order that would have ...
Trump Team Backs Private Prison Bid for Retry on Wage Verdict
A voluntary work program for immigrant detainees could end if Washington state minimum wage law is applied to a private ...
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A billion-dollar ICE contractor is fighting to pay detainees as little as $1 a day
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to work migrants perform where they’re detained.
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New “bill of rights” could help 100,000 domestic workers in Washington
Washington state lawmakers are considering legislation that could grant new protections for nannies, gardeners, carers, house ...