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...

This study shows the economic impact of the Washington State Nursery, Plant Materials and Landscaping industries on the Washington State economy. The analysis in this paper is based on 2002 Census of Agriculture and Census of Industry data, up-dated to 2005 and integrated into an IMPLAN based...