OLYMPIA, WA – Washington’s farmworker families, the backbone of our agricultural economy, face a growing threat: depressed wages caused by a lack of transparency in the H-2A guest worker program….
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LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Bill Seeking Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Passes House
OLYMPIA — Childhood sexual abuse effects one in four girls and one in thirteen boys worldwide. The trauma this abuse causes is long lasting and life altering. We now better…
Timmons’ bill to provide a cost-of-living increase to retirees passes out of committee
OLYMPIA—Imagine this. You dedicated your career to public service and have been retired for several years with Plan 1 of the state’s public employees’ retirement system (PERS1) or teachers’ retirement…
Donaghy bill seeks to lower the blood alcohol concentration limit from 0.08 to 0.05
OLYMPIA—In 2017, the Utah Legislature passed a bill that lowered the blood alcohol content (BAC) from 0.08 to 0.05. It was the first state in the nation to do so….
Bronoske bill to expand access to anaphylaxis meds in schools passed out of committee
OLYMPIA—A piece of legislation which will expand in-school access to life-saving anaphylaxis medication has passed out of the House Education Committee. Introduced by Rep. Dan Bronoske, D-Lakewood, House Bill 1608…