Seattle’s new $20.76-per-hour minimum wage law forces at least 5 more restaurants to close
At least five more restaurants in Seattle are closing their doors just days after the city council’s new minimum wage law ...
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How the minimum wage in the US will be increased in different states in 2025
In 2025, significant changes in minimum wage laws are reshaping the financial landscape for workers across the United States.
Judge allows Seattle driver deactivation law to go into effect
A new law regulating when app-based delivery companies may deactivate drivers went into effect in Seattle on Jan. 1 after a federal judge denied a motion from Uber and Instacart to block it.
College tuition fell significantly at many public universities
Just under half of students of in-state public universities are graduating with debt, down from 59% a decade ago, College ...
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Rantz: Democrats’ law prohibits child care employers from reporting illegal immigrants to feds
Washington Democrats have introduced a bill that would prohibit child care employers, including families, from reporting ...
Fed expected to pump brakes on rate cuts in 2025 as Trump policies stir concern
Some officials expressed support for keeping the central bank’s key rate unchanged, the minutes from last month’s meeting ...
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Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall
VANCOUVER - Whatever your tipple, Angela Hansen's liquor store on Vancouver's Commercial Drive has stock to satisfy, from Prosecco to tequila — so long ...