Category Archives: News Release

Employees who are paid differently, based on gender, from workplace counterparts who do the same work with the same experience now have better protection under state law. House Bill 1506, signed into law today by Gov. Inslee, modifies the Equal ...

The state Senate took aim at the generations-old practice of pay discrimination by passing legislation today on behalf of employees who are paid differently, based on gender, from workplace counterparts who do the same work with the same experience. “When ...

Legislation passed today by the House will preserve the state’s ability to provide a nationally recognized level of in-home health care at a lower cost than in 37 other states. Having already passed out of the Senate, Senate Bill 6199 ...

A proviso in the supplemental transportation budget passed today by the Senate signals to Oregon officials that Washington is committed to working together on a new I-5 bridge, Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, said today. “The proviso makes it clear that ...

Tenants would gain an extra 10 days’ notice if a landlord terminates a residential rental agreement under bipartisan legislation passed late today by the Senate. Senate 5408, sponsored by Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, would increase the length of notice of ...

On Saturday, in response to comments demonizing unions, Sen. Annette Cleveland took to the Senate floor to ram home the value of unions and their members, and to call for lawmakers across the aisle to speak more respectfully of hard-working ...

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation today to simplify and speed up the process of approving a plan for a new I-5 bridge over the Columbia River once consensus can be reached on the parameters of such a bridge. Senate Bill ...

Legislation passed today by the Senate will enable the state to explore ways to protect Washingtonians from reductions in minimum essential health care standards by the Trump administration. Senate Bill 6084, sponsored by Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, directs the Office ...

Animal shelters would be able to provide a wider range of low-cost services to pet owners on limited incomes, under legislation heard today by the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee. Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver said the idea for ...

Traffic laws and offenses governing motorists in the vicinity of emergency vehicles would be extended to apply to adjacent lanes 200 feet before and after work vehicles that display flashing lights, under legislation that passed the Senate unanimously today. Senate ...