OLYMPIA – On the day after the Washington House of Representatives Higher Education Committee held a hearing on the legislation to protect students of for-profit colleges from deceptive claims and…
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Stanford bill to ban excessive non-compete agreements scheduled for hearing next Monday
OLYMPIA – Next Monday, Feb. 1 the House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee will hear Rep. Derek Stanford’s (D – Bothell) bill to ban non-compete agreements for non-executive and low-wage…
Freshman Rep. Noel Frame Advances Mental Health Legislation
OLYMPIA – During a year of major advances to the state mental health system, the state legislature passed a law that allowed outpatient treatment as an option for those in…
Expanding County Commission Gets Unanimous Vote In Committee
OLYMPIA – The move to better representation and governance received a strong bipartisan stamp of approval today. The House State Government committee approved legislation by State Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane)…
Equal pay for equal work – just not in Washington State
OLYMPIA – Friday, January 29 marks the 7th anniversary of President Obama signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, reaffirming the rights of individuals who have suffered from…