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Seattle's new minimum wage hurts jobs

| June 6, 2014 6:00 AM

Seattle's new $15 minimum wage approved this week by the Seattle City Council was not embraced by our readers, who voted on the issue in an online opinion poll. When asked if they thought the new wage would help the state's economy, 37 voted yes and 117 voted no.

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