I-1433

A Kittitas County Superior Court Judge upheld Initiative 1433 after a challenge brought by three local farmers.  The challenge focused on the state's constitution which says a initiative must contain one subject only.  The judge said that this particular case did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this particular initiative violated that provision. The j...

The first arguments will be heard in Kittitas County Superior Court on a case that could overturn the recently passed minimum wage law.   Farmers Brad Haberman, Mark Charlton and Bill Wirth filed the challenge stating the I-1433 violates the state’s constitution by containing multiple subjects, a minimum wage increase and sick time leave standards.   T...

Washington voters will decide whether or not to raise the minimum wage and add paid sick leave to the state’s laws through Initiative 1433.   Ag Policy Research Director for the Washington Policy Center Madi Clark said this could be bad news for smaller and medium farms.   “...

Washington State voters will have the option of enacting a new minimum wage law through Initiative 1433 this November.   Washington State Farm Bureau Director of Government Relations Tom Davis said the law could have an inordinate impact on younger workers, push farmers to mechanization and also has a trickle-down effect.  ...