Thursday, January 7, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In the P.S. Business Journal — Health benefits would count toward minimum wage under state bill —...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — Farmworker advocates ask for criminal probe in wage survey — “We also request action...
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — State senators introduce charter schools proposal — Democratic Sen. Andy Billig and Republican Sen....
Monday, January 4, 2016 MINIMUM WAGE ► In the Bellingham Herald — State minimum wage remains at $9.47 in 2016 — Washington will no...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION ► In today’s NY Times — Seattle will allow Uber and Lyft drivers to form unions —...
Monday, December 14, 2015 FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION ► From Al Jazeera America — Uber and taxi drivers may soon win right to unionize in...
Thursday, December 10, 2015 EDUCATION ► From AP — Education law rewrite passes Congress — Those federally mandated math and reading tests will continue,...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Bellingham Herald — Bellingham tells state lawmakers to pass paid sick leave — City Council...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In the Statesman Review — Oregon union fight heats up — The Northwest Accountability Project has filed...
Monday, December 7, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In the Seattle Times — What’s in a tax break? We should all know (editorial) — The...