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Renton voters may weigh $19 minimum wage proposal in November election

Raise the Wage Renton organizers announce their campaign to raise the city’s minimum wage at a press conference at the King County Library System Renton branch Jan. 18. (Livey Beha / Raise The Wage Renton Campaign

Citing rising rents and high cost of living, organizers in Renton are pushing to get a $19 minimum wage proposal on the November ballot.

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