Washington State Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) was the principal sponsor of the new law. “We are looking at a bit of an economic rebound,” Keiser said, “so that will help, because the Microsofts and Amazons and Costcos of the ...
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Dear neighbors, We’re just past halfway through the 2021 legislative session, and my seatmates and I want to hear from you, as well as update you on our work on your behalf. Please join all three lawmakers from the 33rd ...
Read MorePlease join your lawmakers from the 33rd District for a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. This is their chance to hear from you as well as update you on their work in Olympia on your behalf. ...
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Dear neighbors, Halfway through the legislative session, the Senate has made great progress to address the most pressing issues affecting us here in Washington—from pandemic recovery to health care to police accountability to fair pay for a hard week’s work. ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA — Washington would be the first state in the nation to bring the 40-hour work week to agricultural workers, some of the nation’s lowest-paid workers, under a bill passed by the Senate today. Farmworkers were exempted from the original ...
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OLYMPIA — Washingtonians with intellectual and developmental disabilities would have better options for community residential settings, under a bill passed unanimously today by the Senate. “This bill is the product of intensive negotiations by all parties over more than three ...
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Seattle Times: Washington state lawmakers grill auditor aides over disclosure of massive data breach
State lawmakers grilled aides to state Auditor Pat McCarthy at a hearing Thursday, questioning the auditor’s actions related to a massive data breach affecting 1.3 million Washingtonians. The questions and criticism zeroed in on whether McCarthy’s office should have disclosed the breach of a ...
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State lawmakers probing the massive data breach at state Auditor Pat McCarthy’s office say they’re frustrated with ongoing secrecy surrounding the incident, which exposed personal information of at least 1.3 million Washingtonians. Three state senators who have pressed for details about the ...
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The Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs Committee has scheduled an oversight hearing at which representatives of the State Auditor’s Office and the Employment Security Department will present and answer questions. WHAT: Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs Work Session WHEN: 8-10 a.m. Thursday, March ...
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OLYMPIA — The 86,000 patients in Washington with kidney disease would have a greater hope of someday receiving a transplant—the only lifesaving treatment—under a bill passed unanimously by the Senate late Friday. “When organ donors are considering giving the gift ...
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