Category: The Daily EClips

WA expands health coverage for immigrants A growing number of states are opening taxpayer-funded health insurance programs to immigrants, including those living in the U.S. illegally. Eleven states and Washington,… READ MORE

State Legislators Push for ‘Year of Housing 2.0’ In 2023, the Washington State Legislature focused its attention on increasing the state’s housing supply with a fervor not seen in decades…. READ MORE

Washington has highest state minimum wage in 2024 For the second year in a row, Washington has the highest statewide minimum wage in the country. Washington’s 2024 wage floor of… READ MORE

NW states, tribes reach ‘historic’ deal with feds over Columbia River Basin fish and dams A decades-long battle over dams in the Columbia River Basin had a breakthrough Thursday, as… READ MORE

Housing, fighting fentanyl priorities in Inslee’s proposed budget Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a budget Wednesday that could raise pay for paraeducators by $3 an hour, put more state troopers on… READ MORE