In the Seattle suburb of SeaTac, supporters of a ballot initiative implementing a $15 hourly minimum wage are declaring victory. The measure would benefit some 6,300 workers in the travel and hospitality industries around Seattle's main international airport.
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A pay hike for thousands is at the top of NPR's business news.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: In the Seattle suburb of SeaTac, supporters of a ballot initiative implementing a $15 hourly minimum wage are declaring victory. The measure would benefit some 6,300 workers in the travel and hospitality industries around Seattle's main international airport.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Small businesses would be exempt from the law, though Washington State still has the highest minimum wage in the country - at $9.19 an hour.