AM Headlines — 7/23/08

Kathy Plonka/SR
“With the price of gas these days I think it’s really needed,” Marcie Black of Post Falls said about the raise in minimum wage, as she served lunch at Golden Dragon Chinese/American restaurant in Post Falls. The Idaho Department of Labor estimates that 42,000 Idaho workers are now paid less than the new minimum wage of $6.55 per hour; they’ll get raises on Thursday. SRtory by Erica Curless here .

* Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
* Hayden council denies Hayden Canyon proposal /Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d’Alene Press
* Sex offender sent to prison for probation violations /Ryan Shelton, Coeur d’Alene Press
* Commissioners OK troublemaker ban ordinance for county parks /Alecia Warren, Coeur d’Alene Press
* Another cool day before warmup /SR

Question: Have you ever worked for minimum wage?