One measure would give special treatment to big companies with their headquarters outside Seattle, allowing them to be exempt from mandatory sick leave that local firms would face. A Republican says...
The distribution of phone books has been targeted by environmentalists and others in much of the world: This Flickr photo from Australia has a caption mocking paper phone books.
Rodney Tom and Republicans want to stop Seattle from leading other cities down a path to giving workers mandatory sick leave. Democrats want to put family medical leave into effect.