INTRODUCTION by Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: Today’s Republican Party is struggling for its identity. Bigotry, hatred, and xenophobia fueled by...
Friday, March 18, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s News Tribune — Lawmakers debate teacher raises as budget talks drag on — A teacher...
UPDATE: She’s free! Here’s KOMO News coverage of Nestora Salgado’s release from prison. The following is from Free Nestora: (March 18, 2016) — After...
By DAN PETEGORSKY (March 18, 2016) — In 1997, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy published a seminal report by researcher Sally Covington, “Moving a Public...
Raise Up Washington, the campaign for Initiative 1433, needs volunteers to collect signatures at some 500 Democratic Party caucus meetings on Saturday, March 26 across Washington...
Thursday, March 17, 2016 SUPREME COURT ♣ In today’s NY Times — GOP leaders refuse to budge on nominee — Judge Garland has been...
SEATTLE (March 17, 2016) — By unanimous vote, the Metropolitian King County Council on Monday passed a motion 9-0 that may well protect the region’s public...
EDITORIAL (March 17, 2016) — On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 17, 2016) — Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, introduced the Wage Theft Prevention...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 SUPREME COURT ► Breaking news from Reuters — Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court — President Obama has...
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