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...
OLYMPIA (June 19, 2013) — The state Department of Labor and Industries announced today that it is transferring $242 million from workers’ compensation reserve funds to...
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...
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...