How can we make the middle class stronger and reduce the rising tide of inequality? That’s a question being asked not only here in Washington state, but across America and…
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Official oyster and waterfall in the works
Not everything is problem-solving and budget-writing at the Legislature, and while those are huge elements when it comes to defining our state, so is giving official status to elements in…
Rep. Morris to host telephone town hall with Rep. Lytton, Sen. Ranker
Who: State Reps. Jeff Morris, D-Mount Vernon, and Kristine Lytton, D-Anacortes, and state Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island (40th Legislative District) What: Telephone town hall When: 6–7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb….
Fortune: Washington state and workers’ rights: Two peas in a pod
By Claire Zillman FORTUNE — When Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced in his State of the State address in mid-January that he wanted to raise the state’s minimum wage…
Rep. Blake’s Legislative Update for February 7, 2014
The Legislature is already hitting cut-off deadlines as this short session approaches the half-way mark. Wednesday was the last day House policy committees could pass non-budget bills on to Rules…