Are you worried about the political division in our country? We are too, and over the last seven months KUOW’s community engagement team has been partnering with StoryCorps on a solution. It’s called “One Small Step,” an initiative that pairs ...
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Washington should make insulin more widely available at cheaper prices and offer a free 30-day supply at least once a year for people who are short on the drug and can’t afford it. That’s the message delivered to state lawmakers ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday he was suing O’Reilly Auto Parts, the car parts and accessories chain, for discriminating and retaliating against pregnant workers, alleging that at least 22 women were harmed as a result. Ferguson ...
Read MoreWhen a judge in Texas issued his ruling invalidating the FDA’s approval of abortion pill mifepristone on April 8th, Karen Keiser ’69, MSJ ’73 was outraged. “It was ridiculous,” the Washington State Senator said, “that a federal judge having no medical ...
Read MoreWashington taxpayers are funding a great experiment in sustaining local journalism. It’s already off to a good start. The state’s new biennial budget includes $2.4 million for “a journalism fellowship program focused on civic affairs.” This will place eight graduating ...
Read MoreGov. Jay Inslee signed five new pieces of legislation into law on Thursday aimed at protecting reproductive health-care rights in the state of Washington. “We are here to proclaim very vocally and very forcefully that we will not allow any ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 5111, first introduced by Senator Karen Keiser (D-Wash.), aimed at helping short-term construction workers earn paid sick time. Currently, state law outlines a 90-day minimum at one job before a worker ...
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OLYMPIA — Washington employers would be prohibited from refusing to hire a potential worker solely because of a drug test showing they had used cannabis under a bill that passed the state Senate on Wednesday. Washington voters approved recreational marijuana ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state senators have introduced a senate bill this legislative session that aims to focus on retail theft and business assistance. SB 5259 is summarized as, “ensuring commerce and workplaces are safe from product theft,” and aims to create ...
Read MoreEmployers saved roughly $2.5 billion in state unemployment insurance (UI) premium payments over the last three years because of legislation passed in 2021 and 2022 in Olympia, according to a new report from the Washington State Security Department.
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