‘Raise Up Wa’ initiative would boost min-wage
A citizen coalition has filed an initiative proposal to boost the state minimum wage to $13.50 over four years, and expand paid sick leave. A throng of supporters filed their “Raise Up Washington” initiative at the Office of Secretary of State on Monday, just two hours before the Legislature convened. Backers will need 246,372 valid signatures of registered Washington voters by July 8 in order to qualify for the fall statewide ballot. The state Elections Division suggests bringing in at…