Dear Neighbors, The legislative session is well underway. In the Labor & Commerce Committee, we've moved important bills to improve job conditions for workers. And on the floor of the Senate, we've passed bills to increase women's participation on corporate boards and ...
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Dear Neighbors, Happy Martin Luther King Day! Today, we passed a resolution to honor his legacy of fighting for racial equity and economic justice. Over the first week of the legislative session, we have gotten a running start by hearing ...
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OLYMPIA — Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) has filed a suite of bills to rein in sharply rising prescription drug prices. “This is a crisis,” said Keiser. “My colleagues and I hear every day from constituents who can’t afford their ...
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OLYMPIA — Upon the announcement by the state Department of Labor & Industries of a new rule expanding overtime protections for salaried workers in Washington state, Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), chair of the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee, released ...
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Upon the announcement that the price of workers’s compensation insurance had dropped for the third year in a row, Sen. Keiser released the following statement: “This good news is another reminder that our state’s industrial insurance is a model of ...
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Who: Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), and Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac) What: Coffee hour in the 33rd Legislative District When: Tuesday, November 12, 5:00-6:30 pm Where: Boulevard Park Library in Burien, 12015 Roseberg Ave S, ...
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Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), and Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac), will host coffee hours around the 33rd Legislative District. The coffee hours will be held at: 10 am on Thursday, August 29 at Cafe On Fourth, ...
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Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) released the following statement as Washington state readies to fully implement paid family and medical leave: “This coming January, Washington state will begin paying benefits through the strongest paid family and medical leave program in ...
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By Karen Keiser and Mike Sells Special to The Times Questions about why wages remained flat during the 10-year economic recovery since the Great Recession have been asked over and over without clear answers. Well, here’s one reason: Millions of salaried workers are ...
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From KIRO7: In Keiser’s district around Sea-Tac, people feel the impact of plane noise and pollution. “We are really at near capacity at Sea-Tac Airport and it’s the smallest international airport in the country with no room to grow so ...
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