By Alex DeMarban
Anchorage Daily News, December 25, 2024. Also Yahoo News, Kansas City Star, Idaho Statesman, Wichita Eagle, Lexington Herald Leader, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Tacoma News Tribune, Sacramento Bee, Miami Herald, Raleigh News & Observer, more.
In the weeks after Ballot Measure 1 passed by a hefty margin, many Alaska employers are beginning to understand its impacts. ...
Mark Robokoff, owner of AK Bark pet supply store in Anchorage, was part of a coalition of small businesses that supported the measure. He said he believes the measure will improve the Alaska economy — more people will have more money to spend at local businesses because more people will be better paid. ...
Derrick Green, who owns Waffles and Whatnot restaurant at 500 Muldoon Road and was an early supporter of the measure, said his employees already make more than $15 an hour and receive paid sick leave. ...
When he takes care of the workers, they take care of everything else, he said.