Confirmed.A group of health- and education groups have each kicked in $20,000 each to pay for polls and focus groups to figure out which tax increases would have the best chance with voters. The group has no name, but contributors include the state hospital association,…
Among those apparently not regretting the incident is the Association of Washington Business.AWB added its own statement to a growing list of them, as lawmakers, the state Labor Council and others weigh in on allegedly illegal pressure put on lawmakers as they decided whether to…
According to a source, here are some of the cuts being discussed by House lawmakers sketching out what a no-new-taxes budget might look like:-Eliminate the state's Basic Health Plan, which offers subsidized health coverage for the working poor.-Eliminate adult dental-, vision- and hearing benefits for…
From today's paper:OLYMPIA – In Cheney, college administrators are going back into the classroom and teaching without extra pay. At the Crosswalk teen homeless shelter in Spokane, staffers wonder if they’ll have to shut down for part of the year. A few miles away, Jim…
More on the e-mail that caused angry lawmakers to kill the Worker Privacy Act:"We regret the incident. It was a result of frustration with the legislature's failure to protect workers' rights in the workplace. Our job is to always protect workers' rights," Washington State Labor…
The biggest tussle between business and organized labor this year has been over SB 5446/HB 1528, which would bar employers from holding mandatory meetings with employees to discuss things like unionization, religion, or charitable giving. The companies could still hold such meetings, but they could…
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