Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Precarious Situation

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring taxes, charters, and Boeing.

12/13/2013 By Morning Fizz

Election 2014

Minimum Wage Initiative Filed

Onetime mayoral candidate and viaduct-rebuild proponent Elizabeth Campbell files a $15 minimum wage initiative.

12/12/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question for Nick Licata

One question about the $15 minimum wage for city council member Nick Licata.

12/10/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Afternoon Jolt

Monday (Non) Jolt: No Transportation Breakthrough. And a Jolt: SeaTac Wage Law Stands.

The day's winners and losers.

12/09/2013 By Afternoon Jolt

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: GOP Christmas Wish List

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring requiring, prohibiting, and backtracking.

12/09/2013 By Morning Fizz

City Hall

Fast Food Workers Build Momentum for $15 Minimum Wage

Fast food workers and union push wage cause.

12/06/2013 By Shirley Qiu and Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Keynote Speaker

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring Mike O'Brien (kinda) and Kshama Sawant (really).

12/06/2013 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "However, If Corporate Resistance Results in the Ordinance Getting Watered Down..."

Caffeinated news and gossip: raising the minimum wage, taking out Rodney Tom, and making it easier for police.

12/05/2013 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question for SEIU President David Rolf

One question about the minimum-wage fight for SEIU union head David Rolf.

12/03/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question for Ed Murray: The Minimum Wage & Sawant

What are Murray's plans re: raising the minimum wage?

12/02/2013 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Sawant May Upstage Murray on Minimum Wage Effort

The next battle: Murray vs. Sawant?

11/27/2013 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: An Anonymous Opponent

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring vying for Democratic state party chair, scrutinizing tax breaks, and declaring victory.

11/26/2013 By Morning Fizz

The C Is for Crank

Restaurant Association: No Chinatown "Mom-and-Pops" Put Out of Business Due to Plastic Bag Ban

The state's restaurant industry group contradicts some recent anti-minimum-wage claims in the Seattle Times.

11/05/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Election Spin Cycle

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring donating, bullying, and spinning.

11/01/2013 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: A Potential Stumbling Block

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring: debates, RFPs, and wages.

10/09/2013 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Affiliation with the Unorthodox

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring contributors, disapproval, and advocacy.

10/01/2013 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Provisions of this Chapter Shall Not Apply

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring exemptions, no-shows, and wish lists.

09/06/2013 By Morning Fizz

City

Workers Walk Out of Jobs Today to Join "Strike Poverty" Movement

Seattle low-wage workers hit the streets in day of protest.

08/29/2013 By Shirley Qiu

Initiatives

Judge Tosses SeaTac Minimum Wage Petitions

A judge tossed a petition seeking a vote to raise SeaTac's minimum wage to $15 an hour on the grounds that it didn't have enough signatures; in response, proponents filed more signatures.

08/27/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: New and Meaningful Ways

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring decisions and grievances.

07/11/2013 By Morning Fizz