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Frank Sumrall

Wash. Department of Labor proposes 4.9% rise in workers’ compensation rates

The increase would mean employers and workers would jointly pay an additional $65 each year per employee for workers' compensation insurance.
3 years ago
gas prices high...
Kate Stone

State officials spar over impact of climate act on gas prices as drivers pay up

Calls are growing for changes to the state of Washington's Climate Commitment Act (CCA), as gas prices remain above $5 a gallon on average statewide.
3 years ago
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James Lynch, Kate Stone and Bill Kaczaraba

Workers from multiple Seattle-area Homegrown stores go on strike

About 150 employees from six Seattle-area Homegrown restaurants are out on strike.
3 years ago
Image: A school sign is seen at Bothell High School on Feb. 27, 2020 in Bothell, Washington....
Max Gross

Gross: Candidate fights for Bothell’s ‘character’ after state’s housing density law

Bothell City Council candidate Mark Swanson has a platform centered around housing density. The city is filled with cookie-cutter apartments.
3 years ago
Image: A Kroger grocery store sign promotes its pharmacy and fuel center at its Flowood, Mississipp...
The MyNorthwest staff with wire reports

Kroger, Albertsons selling QFC brand name, over 400 stores in $1.9B deal

Kroger and Albertsons will sell more than 400 stores and other assets as they seek to clear a path for a merger with antitrust regulators.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Elysian Brewing workers at Georgetown brewery vote to unionize

Workers at Elysian Brewing in South Seattle have unionized their brewery production, as 33 employees working in the brewery, packaging, quality assurance, and warehouse join Teamsters Local 117. 
3 years ago
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Bridget Chavez, KIRO 7 News

Despite improving inflation, more Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

Despite improving inflation numbers, a new study from Fortune found that 61% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck.
3 years ago
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Kate Stone

Gas bill rates to increase for Puget Sound customers

The increase stems from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act, more commonly known as the "cap and invest" program.
3 years ago
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Heather Bosch

Survey: 90% of working Americans want 4-day work week, flexibility

"Most of those workers are willing to make a sacrifice of some kind to have that additional flexibility," analyst Mark Hamrick said.
3 years ago
Heather Bosch

Student loan payments will come due soon as grace period is set to end

After more than three years, the COVID-19 pandemic grace period for student loans is ending soon. A new survey sheds light on how Americans feel about the loans.
3 years ago
A  troller fishes in Sitka Sound, Alaska on February 2, 2021. A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday, Ju...
Associated Press

Alaska salmon season back on after court halts closure that sought to protect orcas

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish.
3 years ago
Associated Press

Amazon fined $25M for violating child privacy with Alexa

Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law
3 years ago
Associated Press

What it would mean for the economy if the US defaults on its debt

If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone.
3 years ago
Associated Press

What the Fed rate increase means for your credit card bill

The Federal Reserve raised its key rate by another quarter point Wednesday, bringing it to the highest level in 15 years as part of an ongoing effort to ease inflation by making borrowing more expensive.
3 years ago
Lumber is stored in the yard at East Coast Lumber, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Hampstead, N.H. On We...
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

US wholesale inflation fell last month on lower food costs

Wholesale price increases in the United States slowed sharply last month as food and energy costs declined, a sign that inflationary pressures may be easing.
4 years ago
Associated Press

Stocks dip as worries about banks overshadow jobs report

Stocks are opening modestly lower as more weakness in banks overshadowed potentially encouraging news in the government’s monthly jobs report.
4 years ago
Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

What’s next for cannabis legalization after 21st recreational state?

In just over a decade since voters approved state constitutional amendments to make recreational marijuana legal in Colorado and Washington, 19 other states have followed suit.
4 years ago
Dee-Ann Durbin

Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight

A federal labor judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven fired workers, reopen a shuttered location and stop infringing on workers’ rights
4 years ago
Thalia Beaty, Associated Press

Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence?
4 years ago
Dave Ramsey says if you develop a generous spirit by giving, you will prosper. (AP Photo/file)...

Dave Ramsey: By giving, you will prosper

As I have studied wealthy people, and studied the scriptures and all the indicators of people who win with money, one of them is that they're generous.
13 years ago
The $100 bill gets a radical overhaul with a new watermark blue security ribbon and other security ...
Stephanie Klein

New $100 bill finally debuting Tuesday

If you're still a fan of carrying cash, you might be excited for the fancy new $100 bills.
13 years ago
The snow didn’t stop this postal carrier from making his rounds in Tacoma a few years ago &#8...

Postal Service to cut Saturday mail to trim costs

The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion annually, the financially struggling agency says.
14 years ago