WALeg Day 24: Spirited teen wage debate
OLYMPIA – Bosses could pay teen workers less in the summer or whenever they start a new job, under a pair of bills aired in a contentious Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
Spin Control archive for Feb. 4, 2015
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4, 2015
WALeg Day 24: Hemp, teen wages and energy plans
OLYMPIA -- The Senate unanimously passes a bill legalizing industrial hemp, and committees take up topics ranging from minimum wages for teens to charges for electronic public records
Stratton files ordinance to control cost of city employee meals
On the heels of the recent resignation of Jan Quintrall for buying city employees food and beverages using a city credit card, Spokane Councilwoman Karen Stratton has filed legislation to officially set how much staffers can be reimbursed for meals. The bill says that city...
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