Holland, David; Bhattacharjee, Sanjoy; Stodick, Leroy - School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University - 2006
Washington voters passed Initiative Measure No. 688 on November 3, 1998. This bill increased Washington’s minimum wage to $5.70 on January 1, 1999.and to $6.50 on January 1, 2000. The Initiative required that future annual changes in Washington’s minimum wage be indexed to inflation in the...