Washington Mulls $12 Minimum

To gauge the divide between the two chambers in this session, one need look no further than proposals on the minimum wage. Currently the highest for any state at $9.47 an hour, the Republican-controlled Washington Senate could cut it, at least for teens in summer jobs or new workers in training. The Democratic-controlled House could raise it for all workers, incrementally to $12 an hour by 2019. On Monday, the proposed bump in the minimum wage got its second hearing in the House, where supporters flooded the Appropriations Committee room with requests to approve what Rep. Jessyn Farrell, the bill’s sponsor, called “a modest step in the right direction”/ Jim Camden , SR. More here.

Question: Am I the only one who thinks Idaho’s minimum wage of $7.50 is appalling?