OLYMPIA – New hires in Washington will no longer have to take cannabis tests as a condition of employment, under legislation passed today by the House. Washington joins California and Nevada in banning pre-employment discrimination based on cannabis. Having received ...
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Sehab Boparai, a freshman from Seattle Christian School in SeaTac, served as a page with the Washington State Senate the week of March 20. Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) sponsored his week at the Legislature. The page program offers a ...
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Dear neighbors, I am excited to share with you that the Senate’s proposed state capital construction budget this year funds a number of outstanding projects around our district that will increase affordable housing, revitalize the waterfront, improve the environment, build ...
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Dear neighbors, This halfway point in the 2023 legislative session means that we are spending hour after hour on the floor of the Senate this week debating and voting on bills. Yesterday we spent more than 3 hours debating more ...
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OLYMPIA – Washington would become the 41st state in the country to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM), under legislation passed unanimously today by the Senate. FGM, the cutting or removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons, is often ...
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Dear neighbors, Do you have questions about what the Legislature is doing about health care, housing, the environment, or education this year? You’re invited to join your 33rd District lawmakers for an in-person town hall at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, ...
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OLYMPIA – New hires in Washington would no longer have to take cannabis tests as a condition of employment, under legislation passed today by the Senate. Currently available cannabis tests work by detecting metabolites that can remain in the body ...
Read MoreDear neighbors, Today the legislative session arrived at our first major deadline, the policy committee cutoff. Bills that were not passed on by the committee considering them are now dead for the session — with an exception for bills necessary ...
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OLYMPIA – Legislation from 2021 and 2022 saved employers roughly $2.5 billion in state unemployment insurance (UI) premium payments over the last three years, according to a new report from the Washington State Employment Security Department. The report, part of ...
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OLYMPIA – After the release of a poll showing that half of healthcare workers in Washington say they are likely to leave the field in the next few years, Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), the chair of the Senate Labor ...
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