The following is from Stand Up 4 Education: SEATTLE (June 20, 2014) — Following on the heels of a state budget forecast that reflects insufficient funds...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand (June 13, 2014) — Every year, corporate lobbying groups inundate Washington’s elected officials with state-by-state rankings in an effort to convince...
The following is crossposted from the Hotline of the Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28: OLYMPIA (May 21, 2014) — It seems the whole...
OLYMPIA (May 14, 2014) — Seventeen health insurers have filed more than 230 individual health plans for 2015 both inside and outside the Exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder....
OLYMPIA (April 29, 2014) — The 2014 session of the Washington State Legislature was “another bitter taste of Washington, D.C.-style political gridlock” as Senate Republicans blocked...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (April 18, 2014) — The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries reported April 4 that the financial condition of...
New report chronicles history of business lobby’s mistaken doomsday predictions SEATTLE (April 9, 2014) — The 9-hour day will hurt department stores. A 25¢ minimum...
The following is from the Washington State Senate Democrats: OLYMPIA (April 9, 2014) — State Democratic legislators held a work session Tuesday to cast a light...
OLYMPIA (April 7, 2014) — A retirement insecurity crisis is looming that threatens the middle class and people working their way into it, as more and...
Senate proposals to add tax breaks, defer revenue are unsustainable Today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Mar. 11, 2014)...