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• State looks at salary hikes

  April 10, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington retirement officials said Tuesday they are examining a batch of pay raises that helped some government workers increase the values of their pensions. Marcie Frost, the director … 24

• Idaho leads nation in minimum-wage workers

  February 27, 2013 in Business, Idaho When it comes to paying workers as little as possible, Idaho ranks first in the nation. 99

• Wash. minimum wage stays on top at $9.19

  December 27, 2012 in Business, Region The minimum wage in Washington will go up to $9.19 an hour on Jan. 1, keeping the state ahead of all others and nearly $2 above the federal minimum wage … 35

• State employees’ pay cuts likely restored

  September 28, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State workers who saw a smaller paycheck over the past two years because of the state’s budget woes are likely to see pay cuts restored under …

• Wash. Supreme Court overturns school salary ruling

  November 12, 2009 in City Variation in the way Washington teachers and other school staff are paid does not pose a constitutional problem, the Washington Supreme Court ruled today.

• Deputies must work overtime

  July 24, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies will work mandatory overtime and 12-hour shifts beginning Aug. 5 as the department’s deputy shortage approaches “critical mass,” Sheriff Rocky Watson said Monday. “A 12-hour shift …