OLYMPIA (March 7) — Amid the state budget drama of the past week and the prospect of an extended special legislative session, one critically important issue...
UPDATE (March 8, 2012) — The House has passed the Washington Filmworks renewal legislation and tit is headed to Gov. Cgris Gregoire’s desk for signature. OLYMPIA...
OLYMPIA (March 5) — Senate Republicans, with the assistance of three Democrats, staged a coup Friday night using an arcane parliamentary procedure to seize control and...
OLYMPIA (Mar. 1) — Today, 40 port truck drivers will be walking the legislative halls to make their final case to state senators, urging their support...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 29) — Senate Republican Leader Mike Hewitt (R-Walla Walla) commended the bipartisan supplemental capital budget proposal released by Sen. Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) and...
OLYMPIA — If you didn’t hear about this week’s compelling testimony by Jaydra Cope of Spokane about the dire need for affordable, accessible health care insurance...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 24) — The House Capital Budget Committee heard testimony on Thursday that a bipartisan $1.3 billion jobs package would stem the tide of persistent...
The following legislative action alert has been distributed Wednesday by AFT Washington regarding HB 2368: Progress on an important labor and education bill was halted today...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 21) — Knowing that the short 2012 legislative session would be...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 13) — U.S. job creation finally began to pick up speed...