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Depending on where you live, you may have the following city races on your ballot.

  • VOTE YES

    Vote YES to raise the minimum wage in Renton

  • When corporations raise their prices but don't raise their wages, it's impossible for many people to afford the basics. It's been almost 14 years since Congress raised the national minimum wage, and millions are struggling to afford food, housing, health care, and more. One local initiative could help reverse this trend. If approved by voters, Renton's Citizen Initiative Measure No. 23-02 would raise the city of Renton's minimum wage from the statewide minimum of $15.74 to $20.29 an hour for large businesses, and $18.29 for medium-sized businesses. Smaller businesses with less than 15 employees or a gross revenue of less than $2 million are exempt. 

    If approved, Renton will join many large cities in Washington like Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila in securing a minimum wage that better reflects what workers should truly earn in an economy where companies and executives are taking in record profits. This modest increase in minimum wage can make a huge difference in being able to afford medical care, make rent reliably, and keep the utilities on. Despite the urgent need for action, conservative lobbyists and large corporations like Walmart and McDonald's have banded together, contributing to the $100,000 campaign aimed at preventing the initiative from passing this February. 

    When working people earn the wage they work hard for, everyone benefits - families can stay housed, healthy, and able to afford living where they work. We strongly endorse a Yes vote on Citizen Initiative Measure No. 23-02. 
     

    Last updated: 2024-01-23

    When corporations raise their prices but don't raise their wages, it's impossible for many people to afford the basics. It's been almost 14 years since Congress raised the national minimum wage, and millions are struggling to afford food, housing, health care, and more. One local initiative could help reverse this trend. If approved by voters, Renton's Citizen Initiative Measure No. 23-02 would raise the city of Renton's minimum wage from the statewide minimum of $15.74 to $20.29 an hour for large businesses, and $18.29 for medium-sized businesses. Smaller businesses with less than 15 employees or a gross revenue of less than $2 million are exempt. 

    If approved, Renton will join many large cities in Washington like Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila in securing a minimum wage that better reflects what workers should truly earn in an economy where companies and executives are taking in record profits. This modest increase in minimum wage can make a huge difference in being able to afford medical care, make rent reliably, and keep the utilities on. Despite the urgent need for action, conservative lobbyists and large corporations like Walmart and McDonald's have banded together, contributing to the $100,000 campaign aimed at preventing the initiative from passing this February. 

    When working people earn the wage they work hard for, everyone benefits - families can stay housed, healthy, and able to afford living where they work. We strongly endorse a Yes vote on Citizen Initiative Measure No. 23-02. 
     

    When corporations raise their prices but don't raise their wages, it's impossible for many people to afford the basics. It's been almost 14 years since Congress raised the national minimum wage, and millions are struggling to afford food, housing, health care, and more. One local initiative could help reverse this trend. If approved by voters, Renton's Citizen Initiative Measure No. 23-02 would raise the city of Renton's minimum wage from the statewide minimum of $15.74 to $20.29 an hour for large businesses, and $18.29 for medium-sized businesses. Smaller businesses with less than 15 employees or a gross revenue of less than $2 million are exempt. 

    If approved, Renton will join many large cities in Washington like Seattle, SeaTac, and Tukwila in securing a minimum wage that better reflects what workers should truly earn in an economy where companies and executives are taking in record profits. This modest increase in minimum wage can make a huge difference in being able to afford medical care, make rent reliably, and keep the utilities on. Despite the urgent need for action, conservative lobbyists and large corporations like Walmart and McDonald's have banded together, contributing to the $100,000 campaign aimed at preventing the initiative from passing this February. 

    When working people earn the wage they work hard for, everyone benefits - families can stay housed, healthy, and able to afford living where they work. We strongly endorse a Yes vote on Citizen Initiative Measure No. 23-02. 
     

    Renton Citizen Initiative Measure No. 23-02

    When corporations raise their prices but don't raise their wages, it's impossible for many people to afford the basics. It's been almost 14 years since Congress raised the national minimum wage, and millions are struggling to afford food, housing, health care, and more. One local initiative could help reverse this trend. If approved by voters, Renton's Citizen Initiative Measure No. 23-02 would raise the city of Renton's minimum wage from the statewide minimum of $15.74 to $20.29 an hour for large businesses, and $18.29 for medium-sized businesses.

Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below school district races on your ballot.

  • VOTE YES

    Vote YES to continue funding Auburn School District’s budget

  • Auburn’s school district is a cornerstone of the community, and everyone benefits when our students are safe, happy, and successful at school. Auburn School District Proposition 1 would replace the expiring levy that covers educational programs and operations costs not already funded by the state.

    Proposition 1, if passed, would ensure that day-to-day funding for our students continues through a replacement levy on excess property taxes at a rate of $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed value over four years. The public revenue raised - an estimated $51.8 million in 2025 alone, or $1,475 a year for the owner of a median-priced $590,000 Auburn house - will support all athletic and arts programs, family resources, health and safety staff, special education programs, and more. The measure has earned strong community support.

    Vote Yes on Auburn School District Proposition 1 to continue equipping our students for bright futures.

    Last updated: 2024-01-22

    Auburn’s school district is a cornerstone of the community, and everyone benefits when our students are safe, happy, and successful at school. Auburn School District Proposition 1 would replace the expiring levy that covers educational programs and operations costs not already funded by the state.

    Proposition 1, if passed, would ensure that day-to-day funding for our students continues through a replacement levy on excess property taxes at a rate of $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed value over four years. The public revenue raised - an estimated $51.8 million in 2025 alone, or $1,475 a year for the owner of a median-priced $590,000 Auburn house - will support all athletic and arts programs, family resources, health and safety staff, special education programs, and more. The measure has earned strong community support.

    Vote Yes on Auburn School District Proposition 1 to continue equipping our students for bright futures.

    Auburn’s school district is a cornerstone of the community, and everyone benefits when our students are safe, happy, and successful at school. Auburn School District Proposition 1 would replace the expiring levy that covers educational programs and operations costs not already funded by the state.

    Proposition 1, if passed, would ensure that day-to-day funding for our students continues through a replacement levy on excess property taxes at a rate of $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed value over four years. The public revenue raised - an estimated $51.8 million in 2025 alone, or $1,475 a year for the owner of a median-priced $590,000 Auburn house - will support all athletic and arts programs, family resources, health and safety staff, special education programs, and more. The measure has earned strong community support.

    Vote Yes on Auburn School District Proposition 1 to continue equipping our students for bright futures.