By DAVID GROVES OLYMPIA (June 19, 2013) — “Without this bill, there would be a $2.2 billion tax increase on employers over the next 10 years.”...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Revenue forecast could break Olympian logjam — Reports due out today will...
OLYMPIA (June 18, 2013) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, sent an earnest, heartfelt letter to state leaders over the weekend...
By TRACEY A. THOMPSON (June 18, 2013) — Imagine starting your workweek $1,000 in the hole. Before stepping into your office every Monday, you’re indebted to...
VANCOUVER (June 17, 2013) — You say you want a resolution, well you know… The 2013 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s...
Monday, June 17, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► Saturday from AP — State legislators edge closer to final deal — Washington lawmakers edged closer to...
OLYMPIA (June 14, 2013) — The Republican Majority Coalition in the State Senate continues to insist that unrelated policy legislation be a part of budget negotiations...
Friday, June 14, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Legislature approves estate-tax change — Minutes before midnight, the Senate passed a change...
By SEN. STEVE CONWAY (June 14, 2013) — Members of the Senate Republican-Majority Caucus want to alter the state’s worker compensation program through Senate Bill 5127....
Thursday, June 13, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Part-time school, college staff may lose health benefits — Thousands of part-time...