OLYMPIA – Last Wednesday marked Senate passage of two important pieces of legislation, House Bill 1458 and House Bill 1499, for freshman Rep. Clyde Shavers’, D-Oak Harbor. HB 1458 establishes…
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Gregerson’s bill to combat hunger now heads to the Governor’s desk
OLYMPIA—Food costs are up 13 percent from one year ago. While everybody is noticing the highest levels of inflation this country has experienced since the 1980s, our most vulnerable are…
House Democrats release state transportation budget / Demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes publican su presupuesto estatal de transporte
Para la versión en español, favor de ver más abajo OLYMPIA—House Democrats proposed a second supplemental transportation budget for the 2021-23 biennium and the new transportation budget for the 2023-25…
Tharinger: House proposes record-breaking $8.3 billion construction budget / Tharinger: Cámara de Representantes propone un presupuesto de construcción récord de $ 8.3 mil millones
Para la versión en español, favor de ver más abajo OLYMPIA—Washington state would make historic investments in housing under the construction budget unveiled by Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend), chair…
Fosse Bill Removing Antiquated & Racist Terminology in Unemployment Law Heads to Governor
OLYMPIA – On Wednesday, the Senate passed House Bill 1107 unanimously. Rep. Mary Fosse, D-Everett, introduced the legislation to remove the terms ‘master’ and ‘servant’ from our state’s unemployment law….