Tag: Washington

Furniture store settles with Wash. AG

Furniture store settles with Wash. AG

Bryan Cohen · June 23, 2014 7:04 pm

What’s In a Name?

Geoffrey Norman, Shawn Macomber · June 18, 2014 2:01 pm

Bonnie Mager of Cheney, Wash., testifies at a state Senate hearing in this photo taken on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Spokane, Wash. The hearing focused on the safety of crude oil rail cars moving through the state. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios)

Washington residents rail against oil shipments

Nicholas Geranios · June 17, 2014 10:53 pm

FILE - In a Sept. 28, 2011 file photo, a native fisherman displays a salmon he pulled from his net on the Duwamish River, in Seattle. The state Department of Ecology appears ready to sharply increase Washington's fish consumption rate, an obscure number that has huge implications because it helps set water quality standards. A higher number means fewer toxic pollutants would be permitted in waters. Unions representing Boeing machinists and mill workers are siding with businesses in a bitter fight over how much fish people eat, and thus how clean Washington state waters should be. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Unions join fight over Washington fish consumption

Phuong Le · June 17, 2014 12:09 am

Judge denies Grocery Manufacturers Association’s motion to dismiss Wash. AG’s lawsuit

Judge denies Grocery Manufacturers Association’s motion to dismiss Wash. AG’s lawsuit

Bryan Cohen · June 16, 2014 5:49 pm

Dispute resolution deadline extended over hazardous waste in Washington

Dispute resolution deadline extended over hazardous waste in Washington

Bryan Cohen · June 12, 2014 6:23 pm

In February, a Congressional Budget Office study that found that a half-million jobs will be lost under the proposal by Democrats in Congress to raise the federal minimum from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. (AP Photo)

The hidden costs of raising the minimum wage

Sean Higgins · June 9, 2014 9:00 pm

Wash. SC adds religious practices claim to state’s Law Against Discrimination

Wash. SC adds religious practices claim to state’s Law Against Discrimination

Kyla Asbury · June 5, 2014 3:29 pm

A sign that reads "15 Good Work Seattle" is displayed below Seattle City Hall, right, and the Columbia Center building, left, Monday, June 2, 2014, after the Seattle City Council passed a $15 minimum wage measure. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle’s $15 minimum wage: Questions and answers

Washington Examiner · June 3, 2014 10:20 am

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, center speaks Monday, June 2, 2014, at a rally outside Seattle City Hall after the Seattle City Council passed a $15 minimum wage measure. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle raises minimum wage; will others follow?

DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP · June 3, 2014 10:09 am

Caitlyn Faircloth, a worker with Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream, hands out free ice cream next to a tip jar, Monday, June 2, 2014, at a rally celebrating the passage of a $15 minimum wage measure outside Seattle City Hall in Seattle. The Seattle City Council passed a $15 minimum wage measure, Monday, but not until after debate over how long businesses will have to phase in the measure, and how tips, benefits, and other forms of compensation will be considered. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle council passes $15 minimum wage

DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP · June 3, 2014 12:25 am

Seattle City Council panel OKs $15 minimum wage

Seattle City Council panel OKs $15 minimum wage

Manuel Valdes · May 29, 2014 7:10 pm