(July 8, 2016) — With Primary Election ballots set to be mailed out by county auditors next week, here are a few election-related news items for...
Thursday, July 7, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — Supporters of increasing minimum wage turn in signatures — Ariana Davis, a grocery worker...
By JEFF JOHNSON (July 7, 2016) — Three days ago we celebrated our country’s 240th birthday. It was a day for picnics, family, rest, and reflection....
OLYMPIA (July 6, 2016) — Supporters of Initiative 1433, the citizen’s initiative to raise Washington state’s minimum wage to $13.50 by 2020 and allow all Washington...
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From KPLU — Paid sick leave, $13.50 minimum wage expects to qualify for Washington ballot — Washington...
SEATTLE (July 6, 2016) — Internationally acclaimed hip-hop artist Talib Kweli will perform with a full live band at a free concert at Showbox SoDo in...
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 LOCAL ► In the Olympian — Saint Martin’s University fights faculty unionization efforts — Saint Martin’s University is asking the...
The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA (July 5, 2016) — Darigold production workers and lab technicians at the company’s Seattle and Issaquah milk processing...
By JEFF JOHNSON (July 5, 2016) — Seattle traffic is the sixth worst in the country. The average driver loses 66 hours of his or her...
Thursday, June 30, 2016 TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ► In today’s Washington Post — Obama and Sanders battle over TPP and the Democratic platform — Sanders...