OLYMPIA (Oct. 7, 2013) –Washington state’s “underground economy” is fueled, in part, by the shockingly common practice of wage theft, where businesses simply refuse to pay...
The following is from the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28: OLYMPIA (Oct. 2, 2013) — The Health Care Coalition of state employee unions led...
By JEFF JOHNSON The Stand BELLEVUE (Sept. 18, 2013) — It was standing room only at Stevenson Elementary School as more than 400 people squeezed into...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Sept. 17, 2013) — The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) on Monday proposed an average 2.7 percent...
OLYMPIA (Sept. 17, 2013) –The Senate Republican Coalition Caucus’s “listening sessions” about the need for a transportation funding package kick off tonight in Bellevue amid a...
SEATTLE (Sept. 6, 2013) – Convene a special session of the Legislature to fix state transportation problems now, says a broad coalition that has successfully fought...
UPDATE (Sept. 4, 2013) — Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has reached a settlement with Molina Healthcare of Washington, Inc. and approved its two plans for sale...
OLYMPIA (Aug. 30, 2013) — For all 153 days of the 2013 state legislative session, the Senate Republican Coalition Caucus ignored pressure from the House, from...
OLYMPIA (Aug. 1, 2013) — Washington’s improving economy will force the state to give up nine weeks of long-term unemployment benefits, the Employment Security Department announced...
OLYMPIA (June 27, 2013) — “Governing from the middle, governing from the center, that’s what the citizens in this state expect,” erstwhile Democratic Sen. Rodney Tom...