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Opinion: Fast food jobs at risk with high minimum wages

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|Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Opinion: Fast food jobs at risk with high minimum wages

Policy analyst Sam Cardwell argues California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage has cost thousands of jobs and ...

Policy analyst Sam Cardwell argues California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage has cost thousands of jobs and warns other states against similar hikes. ...

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Opinion: After a year of high minimum wages, a new report shows workers are working less and earning less

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|Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Opinion: After a year of high minimum wages, a new report shows workers are working less and earning less

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center points to new data showing high minimum wages have led to ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center points to new data showing high minimum wages have led to fewer jobs and hours for workers. ...

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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Opinion: The Minimum Wage Trap – Why higher wages don’t solve Washington’s affordability crisis

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|Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Opinion: The Minimum Wage Trap – Why higher wages don’t solve Washington’s affordability crisis

Washington Policy Center's Mark Harmsworth argues that raising the minimum wage does not address the root ...

Washington Policy Center's Mark Harmsworth argues that raising the minimum wage does not address the root causes of Washington state's affordability crisis and can have unintended economic consequence ...

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
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Opinion: WA Cares harms low-income workers today for a maybe-benefit tomorrow

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|Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Opinion: WA Cares harms low-income workers today for a maybe-benefit tomorrow

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center critiques WA Cares, arguing it harms low-income wor ...

Elizabeth New (Hovde) of the Washington Policy Center critiques WA Cares, arguing it harms low-income workers today for an uncertain future benefit. ...

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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Opinion: The Minimum Wage fever isn’t passing

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|Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Opinion: The Minimum Wage fever isn’t passing

Mark Harmsworth of Washington Policy Center warns that rising minimum wages in Washington may lead to job ...

Mark Harmsworth of Washington Policy Center warns that rising minimum wages in Washington may lead to job losses and inflation. ...

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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Washington’s highest-in-nation minimum wage to go up to $16.66 an hour in 2025

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Washington’s highest-in-nation minimum wage to go up to $16.66 an hour in 2025

Washington's minimum wage will rise to $16.66 per hour in 2025, impacting workers and employers statewide ...

Washington's minimum wage will rise to $16.66 per hour in 2025, impacting workers and employers statewide. ...

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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POLL: Should inmates serving time in Washington prisons be paid minimum wage for work performed while they are incarcerated?

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|Date: Friday, January 6, 2023

POLL: Should inmates serving time in Washington prisons be paid minimum wage for work performed while they are incarcerated?

Should inmates serving time in Washington prisons be paid minimum wage for work performed while they are ...

Should inmates serving time in Washington prisons be paid minimum wage for work performed while they are incarcerated? ...

Friday, January 6, 2023
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Washington lawmaker introduces proposal to pay prisoners minimum wage

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Washington lawmaker introduces proposal to pay prisoners minimum wage

Rep. Tarra Simmons contends that the 13th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which outlawed slavery, exc ...

Rep. Tarra Simmons contends that the 13th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which outlawed slavery, excluded inmates and that allowed states to continue ‘exploiting’ people. ...

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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New laws going into effect in Washington state could mean paying more in 2023

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

New laws going into effect in Washington state could mean paying more in 2023

Several new laws that go into effect in the new year look to impact Washingtonians’ wallets in one way or ...

Several new laws that go into effect in the new year look to impact Washingtonians’ wallets in one way or another. Either directly or indirectly, Evergreen State residents in 2023 could end up paying ...

Saturday, December 31, 2022
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Opinion: Another minimum wage, job killing initiative is on the ballot in Tukwila this fall

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, July 11, 2022

Opinion: Another minimum wage, job killing initiative is on the ballot in Tukwila this fall

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses the harm imposed by a high minimum wage. ...

Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses the harm imposed by a high minimum wage. ...

Monday, July 11, 2022
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