On Election Day, Washington state voters passed a ballot initiative to raise the statewide minimum wage to $13.50 an hour by 2020, higher than any state’s current minimum wage. Washington’s current minimum wage is $9.47. The initiative passed with 58 percent in favor.
Of course, the minimum wage hike doesn’t come cheap, especially for parents. According to KXLY in Spokane, Wash., child care costs across the state are set to “skyrocket.”
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