Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Employment Security Department to lay off about 220 workers

  October 22, 2011 in Business on Page A6 About 9 percent of the 2,400 workers with Washington’s Employment Security Department will lose their jobs in January, the agency said Friday. The approximately 220 layoffs will include more than … 2

• State budget woes strike welfare program

  August 13, 2010 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Fewer people will qualify for a state welfare program that provides child care subsidies and help finding a job under cuts announced by Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday. … 8