Closing The Wage Gap

What is a living wage for Bellingham? Official estimates don’t hold up against the average budget

By Alyse Smith Updated April 07, 2024, The Bellingham Herald publishes articles each month on grocery, gas, rent and real estate costs, as well as roundups of local jobs that pay a “living wage,” but now we have crunched the numbers to find a figure we feel is closer to an actual living wage in […]

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California Senate candidates spar over Dem’s proposal for $50 minimum wage: ‘Do the math’

by Andrew Mark Miller, February 13, 2024 A Monday night debate in California between several candidates vying for an open Senate seat included a question about raising the minimum wage to $50, an idea that one Democrat candidate has floated. “In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with

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