September 24th, 2026

'Don't choke them': KIRO hosts warn Tacoma that a $20 minimum wage will backfire on the workers it's meant to help

Tacoma may raise its city minimum wage from Washington's $17.13 an hour to $20, and KIRO host Jake Skorheim said the city should study what happened the last time a Washington city tried to force wages up by mandate.

The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'neill Show