Far too many Washingtonians and just one medical diagnosis away from financial ruin. It’s so important that we as legislators look for ways to drive down costs and ensure that if someone does get sick, they’re able to recover both ...
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As we continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic, many of our friends and neighbors in our community are struggling to make ends meet. One of the priorities of budget writers was to make sure that people in ...
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OLYMPIA — Washington warehouse workers would gain basic safety protections in an effort to prevent increasing on-the-job injury rates, under a bill filed today by Sen. Steve Conway (D-Tacoma). SB 5891 would prohibit quotas that prevent workers from being able ...
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It’s well documented that Washington’s tax structure is the most unfair in the nation. I was proud to voice my support this year for a Capital Gains Tax and for the Working Families Tax Credit. By adopting these policies we ...
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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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Sen. Steve Conway recently attended the grand opening of the Orting Veterans Village, a tiny house community of 35 homes that serves veterans experiencing homelessness. Conway was also on hand to present the Quixote Champion Award to Larry Geringer, President ...
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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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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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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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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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