Minimum wage: Gregoire, yes; Rossi, not so fast
Monday, October 6 | 9:15 a.m.
The state minimum wage highlights one difference between Gov. Chris Gregoire and Republican challenger Dino Rossi.
Gregoire supports the automatic increase that will take the wage to $8.55 an hour next year.
Rossi says it hurts small businesses and limits the number of entry-level jobs. He's open to the idea of a training wage below the minimum wage.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says the Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, is unlikely to change the minimum wage law.
The state Employment Security Department says about 2.5 percent of the work force in Washington, about 57,000 workers, earned the minimum wage in 2007.
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Information from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, http://www.seattle-pi.com/
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by mark aldrich : 10/9/08 1:04pm - Report Abuse
this is the ice braker, i was going to vote for Dino Rossi tell i saw this article. im still voting for McCain.