VANCOUVER (June 17, 2013) — You say you want a resolution, well you know… The 2013 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s...
Monday, June 17, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► Saturday from AP — State legislators edge closer to final deal — Washington lawmakers edged closer to...
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...
Friday, June 14, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Legislature approves estate-tax change — Minutes before midnight, the Senate passed a change...
By SEN. STEVE CONWAY (June 14, 2013) — Members of the Senate Republican-Majority Caucus want to alter the state’s worker compensation program through Senate Bill 5127....
Thursday, June 13, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Part-time school, college staff may lose health benefits — Thousands of part-time...
OLYMPIA (June 13, 2013) — The following open letter to the State Legislature opposing SB 5127, the Republican-controlled Senate bill that would expand lump-sum settlements in...
AUBURN, Wash. (June 13, 2013) — Since March 24, members of the International Association of Machinists Local Lodge 79 have been out on strike at Belshaw...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► At PubliCola — Inslee announces second special session, blasts Republicans — Gov. Jay Inslee denounced five “ideological”...