A minimum-wage increase is on the November ballot in Tacoma.
This fall, Tacoma voters will have the chance to increase their minimum wage from the current rate of $9.47 per hour up to $15 per hour. Although Tacoma seems to be in favor of raising the wage, no one knows if or when it would go into effect.
On July 14, Mayor Marilyn Strickland and the Tacoma City Council discussed Proposition 1B for a $12 per hour minimum wage phase-in by 2018. Although raising the wage by $2.50 over 25 months is not revolutionary, any increase could be helpful in a city where up to 60 percent of students qualify for a free school lunch. ...