House Finance Chair Lytton looks to simplify business taxes and licensing
OLYMPIA – House Finance Chair Rep. Kristine Lytton (D – Anacortes) wants to make it easier for Washington businesses to file their B&O taxes. Today the Finance Committee will hear...
Pollet pushes bill to reign in for-profit college excesses
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...
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)...