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Washington state has the highest state minimum wage in the country

At $16.66 per hour, Washington will again have the highest state level minimum wage in the country. But, KNKX’s Mayowa Aina reports, some advocates say that’s still not enough.

Michael Hines is the president of the local union representing grocery store, retail, and other service workers in the South Sound region. He says an increase to the state’s minimum wage is always good, but his members need more to survive.

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Mayowa Aina is a former KNKX producer and reporter who worked on The Walk Home, a national award-winning podcast. Mayowa also covered cost-of-living and affordability issues in Western Washington, focusing on how people do (or don't) make ends meet, impacts on residents' earning potential and proposed solutions for supporting people living at the margins of our community.