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King County's largest businesses weigh support for proposed payroll tax
Expedia has come out in favor, but Amazon, Costco, Weyerhaeuser wait in the wings
Expedia has come out in favor, but Amazon, Costco, Weyerhaeuser wait in the wings
A bill under consideration in Olympia would also require federal immigration agents to check in before entering a courthouse.
‘Updated procedures’ from the Seattle field office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection told agents to also detain people with ties to Palestine and Lebanon, and to ask about their religion.
The measure, aimed at companies with highly paid workers, could allow the county to raise up to $120 million a year.
Weed use has been legal in Washington state since 2012, but so has refusing to hire adults who lawfully consume the drug.