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$9.19: Washington Minimum Wage

Washington state's minimum wage is increasing 15 cents to $9.19 per hour. The Department of Labor & Industries said Friday the new rules will go into effect in January. Washington is already the state with the highest minimum wage in the country. Washington voters approved a process to calculate the minimum wage in 1998, and the new increase reflects a rise in the Consumer Price Index. That has been driven upward recently due to gasoline prices/KXLY. More here. (AP file photo for illustrative purposes of minimum wage earner)

Question: Would you like to see right-to-work Idaho adopt a minimum wage of $9.19 (ain't going to happen) or do you think that's too much and would hurt business? And/or: What's a good minimum wage for Idaho?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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