Category Archives: Blog

06 Oct
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WA Cares helps Washington’s workforce prepare for the future

All of us will reach a moment in our lives, or in the life of a parent when we will need to make tough decisions about the costs associated with aging. In 2019 the Legislature took steps to help Washington’s ...

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13 May
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Big civic improvements on the way for south Tacoma

The passage of the Capital Construction budget in the Washington State Legislature means several civic improvements will soon be on the way to neighborhoods in south Tacoma. The Capital Construction budget, a $6.3 billion investment in communities across Washington in ...

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28 Apr
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Rental assistance for our Pierce County neighbors in need

We all hope that we are nearing the end of the pandemic, but the ravages of Covid-19 in terms of job loss and income instability are still with us. The Legislature passed several laws to help tenants stay in their ...

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16 Apr
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Governor signs pair of Conway bills into law

Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday signed a pair of bills sponsored by Sen. Steve Conway into law. The governor signed Senate Bill 5355, which will give working people another tool to recoup lost wages by expanding Washington’s existing wage lien ...

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16 Apr
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Free credit monitoring from the State Auditor’s Office

The Office of the Washington State Auditor (SAO) recently learned of a data security incident involving Accellion, a third-party provider of hosted file transfer services. The office is in the process of sending emails to people who received unemployment benefits between 2017 and 2020 to notify them ...

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23 Mar
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WATCH: Sen. Conway’s virtual town hall

If you weren’t able to join Sen. Steve Conway for his virtual town hall on Monday evening, you can watch the entire event here. Sen. Conway covered a wide range of topics including police accountability, transportation, tax reform, Covid-19 recovery, ...

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