UPDATE: SB 5931, which bypassed the normal committee process, was quickly voted upon Tuesday afternoon in the Senate and passed 29-18, with 9 Democrats siding with...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: ► From AP — State prepares for July shutdown as budget talks stall — Top officials in Washington state started preparing Monday for...
The country has gone off its economic rails, as the recession and subsequent cuts in critical public services have disproportionately harmed women and people of color....
The “special” overtime legislation session is scheduled to end a week from today on May 23. As speculation mounts whether that’s enough time to pass the...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: ► In Sunday’s Spokesman-Review — Workers’ comp becoming a yellow brick road-block (Jim Camden column) — The budget is not really holding things...
By Sen. Maralyn Chase Most state government programs are under regular review – if they don’t work, they don’t last. The same cannot be said about...
FOOD DRIVE TOMORROW! (SATURDAY) ► At AFL-CIO Now — Help Letter Carriers ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ May 14 — You can help “Stamp Out Hunger” by...
By John Burbank The era of 9/11 may have been brought to a close last week with the killing of Osama bin Laden. President Obama spoke...
In the 2009 legislative session, just months after organized labor in Washington state had played a key role in helping to elect Gov. Chris Gregoire and...
The Boeing Co. and its allies in Congress have mounted an aggressive political and media campaign to try to circumvent judicial proceedings initiated by the National...
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