STATE GOVERNMENT
House jobs bills would ‘jumpstart’ economy
Labor and business interests are working together to support three bills — HBs 2168, 2792 and 2793 — that The Olympian reports was crafted by Rep. Hans Dunshee (D-Snohomish) and Rep. Judy Warnick (R- Moses Lake). The plan is to jumpstart previously planned public works projects across the state by relying on bonds backed by existing tax revenues, such as toxics fees and lottery revenue.
Here’s Thursday’s testimony by a panel that supports the jobs package: Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council; David Myers, Executive Secretary of the Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council; Rebecca Johnson, WSLC Government Affairs Director; Lonnie Johns-Brown of the National Organization of Women; and Sharon Ness of the United Food and Commercial Workers.