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Minimum wage exemption to help train state's unemployed youth fails
March 20, 2013
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Port Townsend Leader
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Port Townsend Leader
Date:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Link:
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=33232
Business Climate
Labor & Employment
'Training wage' bill on state Senate's table
February 6, 2013
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The Seattle Times
Source:
The Seattle Times
Date:
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Link:
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020294703_trainingwagexml.html
Business Climate
Labor & Employment
Small Business Owners Say Reforms Are Needed to Improve State's Business Climate and Create Jobs
January 31, 2013
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Washington State Wire
Source:
Washington State Wire
Date:
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Link:
http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/small-business-owners-say-reforms-are-needed-to-improve-states-business-climate-and-create-jobs/
Business Climate
Labor & Employment
Do not restrict employers from checking job applicants’ criminal history
January 30, 2013
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The Seattle Times
Source:
The Seattle Times
Date:
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Link:
http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020240992_erinshannonopedxml.html
Business Climate
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Labor & Employment
Bill would create sub-minimum ‘training wage’
January 29, 2013
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The Capitol Record
Source:
The Capitol Record
Date:
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Link:
http://capitolrecord.tvw.org/2013/01/bill-would-create-sub-minimum-training-wage/#.UQhnO2fkV8G
Business Climate
Labor & Employment
Labor leaders: mad in Michigan, seething in Seattle
December 17, 2012
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The Columbian
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The Columbian
Date:
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Link:
http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/dec/16/labor-leaders-mad-in-michigan-seething-in-seattle/
Budget & Taxes
Labor & Employment
Open Government
Push for paid sick leave law draws concerns from small business advocacy group
November 2, 2012
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Northwest Watchdog
Source:
Northwest Watchdog
Date:
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Link:
http://watchdog.org/60975/or-paid-sick-leave-law-draws-concerns-from-small-business-advocacy-group/
Business Climate
Labor & Employment
State monopoly is still broken
October 22, 2012
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The Snohomish Times
Source:
The Snohomish Times
Date:
Friday, October 19, 2012
Link:
http://www.snohomishtimes.com/snohomishNEWS.cfm?inc=story&newsID=2571
Business Climate
Labor & Employment
Workers' comp reforms help, but state monopoly remains unsound
October 12, 2012
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The News Tribune (Tacoma)
Source:
The News Tribune (Tacoma)
Date:
Friday, October 12, 2012
Link:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/10/12/2329282/workers-comp-reforms-help-but.html
Business Climate
Labor & Employment
Public Employee Pay Raises Become Issue In Wash. Governor's Race
October 5, 2012
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In the News
KUOW 94.9 (NPR)
Source:
KUOW 94.9 (NPR)
Date:
Friday, October 5, 2012
Link:
http://www.kuow.org/northwestnews.php?storyID=162405455
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