Simmons Bill to Open Pathways for Community-Based Health Care in Jails to Hear Public Testimony in the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
OLYMPIA – Most Washington residents are able to shop around for health insurance that fits their family’s circumstances and wallets. This is not the case incarcerated individuals, and the communities...
Training Requirement Improvements for Long Term Care Passes House
OLYMPIA—As the population in the United States ages, more of us will need to access long-term care. Washington state led the nation by becoming the first state in the nation...
Duerr bill cuts potent greenhouse gases
OLYMPIA—Carbon dioxide gets a lot of attention as a greenhouse gas—but the gases commonly used for air conditioners, heat pumps, and supermarkets have two thousand to four thousand times more...
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Help Public Employees Retire
OLYMPIA – Some state employees, particularly those in the Department of Corrections, are working well past retirement. They are unable to retire because they rely on employer-provided medical coverage and...
Committee passes Walen bill to make clergy mandatory reporters
OLYMPIA – The House Early Learning & Human Services committee has passed a piece of legislation designed to protect kids from abuse by requiring clergy, like priests, rabbis, imams, or other...