WA senator insists controversial remarks on parents’ rights taken out of context
Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, is standing by comments he made last week to a Fox News ...
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County Grangers go to Olympia
Six Grangers represented Klickitat County in Olympia at the Capitol on February 4 as part of Washington State Grange ...
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WA debates how much cities can collect in property taxes
As a multibillion-dollar budget hole looms and costs of living increase, Washington lawmakers are again debating whether to ...
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Vashon leaders take the ferry cause to Olympia
Amy Drayer is the director of Islanders for Ferry Action. Last week, a delegation of local elected officials and community leaders from across Washington’s ferry-served regions converged in Olympia ...
Foster mothers in Washington demand legislators address growing number of child deaths, near deaths under CPS supervision
On Tuesday afternoon, foster moms from western Washington will hold a rally and demand that legislators change a bill they say is harming children.
Foster mothers demand legislators address growing number of child deaths, near deaths under CPS supervision
On Tuesday afternoon, foster moms from western Washington will hold a rally and demand that legislators change a bill they ...
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How farmworkers in Washington state got lawmakers’ attention
An annual tribunal where farmworkers share their experiences and needs has spurred laws guaranteeing overtime pay and heat ...
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‘We can afford a tent’: on rent limits, tenants pray for relief as the housing industry pushes back
The debate over rent limits has roared back to life in Washington this year, as a bill to cap annual increases makes its way ...
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‘We can afford a tent’: Tenants pray for relief as housing industry pushes back on rent limits
The debate over rent limits has roared back to life in Washington this year, as a bill to cap annual increases makes its way ...
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Eight Ways States Can Fight Inequality and Build Worker Power
Airport workers demonstrate in Charlotte, North Carolina for increased heat protections on the job, August 2024. Credit: SEIU ...
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A federal judge is to consider whether to block DOGE access to the US Labor Department
A federal judge will consider Friday whether to block Trump adviser Elon Musk ’s team from accessing systems at the Labor Department, which has investigated the billionaire’s compani ...
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Justice vs. safety: Washington lawmakers clash over sentencing reform bill
A bill advanced in Olympia that may lead to a floor vote on one of the most significant law and justice bills of this session ...