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Mayor Murray bumps city workers' base wage to $15 an hour
The mayor's proposed raise for city workers could take effect within four months and be retroactive to January 1, 2014.
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Should a sustainable city be horse-friendly? Yea or neigh?
A plan to end New York's famed carriage rides raises the question for cities, including Seattle and its own horse-drawn heritage.
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A $15 minimum wage would add nearly $700,000 to city's own labor costs
An analysis requested by Mayor Ed Murray's transition team shows the cost of bumping up wages for parks, Seattle Center and Office of Arts and Culture employees.
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SeaTac $15 wage supporters appeal to state Supreme Court
A King County judge ruled last week that SeaTac Proposition 1 does not apply to workers at airport businesses, proponents of the ballot measure disagree.
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Ode to 2013
Bertha's stalled. Boeing too. Ballmer's out. (Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo?) The Elwha dam came tumbling down. The Seahawks brightened up the town. Before this subhed gets much worse, we here present the year - in verse.