Business owners working with The Main Street Alliance of Washington came together in Olympia on Monday, 3/30 to call on the Washington Legislature to "do their jobs" and support economy-boosting legislation in Washington. Small business owners from across the state called for an increase in the minimum wage, citing "customers" as their biggest concern and laying out the basic economic argument that when their customers have more money in their pockets, they can spend more in local businesses.
Here are some media stories from the hearings:
http://www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/washington/senate-to-consider-bill-raising-washingtons-minimu/nkhjJ/
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/fb2c68b17fc44356b6364aa68d9edc8c/WA--Minimum-Wage
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/senate-to-consider-bill-raising-washingtons-minimum-wage/
http://www.theolympian.com/2015/03/30/3653633/senate-to-consider-bill-raising.html
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-12-minimum-wage-bill-uncertain-in-senate-298077651.html
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2739188/Private-business-owner-Big-businesses-are-taking-advantage-of-employees
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/mar/30/minimum-wage-vancouver-olympia-senate/
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/03/30/business-lobbies-line-up-against-12-minimum-wage-will-they-yield/ 
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2015/mar/30/waleg-day-78-12-minimum-wage-debate-continues/  
Senate Commerce & Labor Committee held on Monday March 30th 2015, 1:30PM Public: HB 1355, HB 1356, ESHB 1646; Executive: 1211, 1443, 1763; Work Session: Minimum wage.
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