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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s big ideas face big hurdles

By Mike Baker
Published January 20, 2014 5:00am ET
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s big ideas face big hurdles
FILE - In a Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 file photo, Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during the annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Legisture in the House chambers, in Olympia, Wash. Inslee, saying too many parents with full-time jobs are struggling to put food on the table for their families, has proposed raising Washington's minimum wage by as much as $2.50 an hour. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) | Elaine Thompson

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has some big ideas that face some big hurdles in the state Legislature.

If the Democratic governor has his way, lawmakers will work over the next several weeks to increase the minimum wage, raise the state gas tax, provide financial aid to students living in the country illegally and add more funding to public schools.

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