WaLeg Day 79: No vote on $12 minimum wage
OLYMPIA -- A Senate committee will not vote on the proposed $12 minimum wage, a mandatory sick leave policy or a new equal pay law. Those proposals, which all passed the House, could be dead for the session.
Spin Control archive for March 31, 2015
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015
Senate GOP budget: Cut tuition, no tax hikes
OLYMPIA -- Senate Republicans unveiled a budget that cuts tuition at state colleges and universities, pumps money into public schools and doesn't raise taxes.
Transit tax creates rift on Spokane County Commission 1
The relatively monolithic Spokane County Commission showed signs of dissent Tuesday, as commissioners argued about their stance on a proposed sales tax increase to fund changes to the area's transit system.
WaLeg Day 79: Senate Republicans to release budget 2
OLYMPIA -- Senate Republicans will release their budget at noon.
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