Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan to raise the minimum wage in Seattle to $15. Photo by Matt Westervelt Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan to raise the minimum wage in Seattle to $15. Photo by Matt Westervelt Emilie Schwartz Emilie Schwartz is a journalism major at the University of Washington in Seattle. She aspires to become a broadcast journalist covering sports. She is currently writing for the Seattle Globalist and hopes to gain more experience as a reporter covering global events and projects with connections to Seattle.