Category Archives: In the News

From the Bellevue Reporter The Senate and House Democratic caucuses have requested that the federal government unlock disaster unemployment assistance for thousands of independent contractors in Washington who are losing work during the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), ...

From the Kent Reporter With final Senate votes Monday, two bills sponsored by Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines, to curb sharply rising prescription drug prices have now passed the Legislature with broad bipartisan support and will go to the governor ...

From the Washington State Wire Bills aimed at making prescriptions drugs more affordable passed in both the House and Senate today. AARP Advocacy Director Cathy MacCaul released the following statement in response to today’s Senate Passage of House Bill 2662, and ...

From the Western Front The Washington state legislature passed four major bills on Wednesday, Feb. 19 that would address the high costs of insulin and other prescription drugs. The next step is to pass the bills through the House of ...

From The Seattle Times A bill that was sparked by a Seattle woman’s allegations of pregnancy discrimination at Google passed both the Washington House and Senate with broad bipartisan support and is slated to be signed into law. Senate Bill 6034 would ...

From the Wahkiakum County Eagle Bringing down the cost of insulin for people with diabetes is the goal behind two Senate bills and one House bill have been passed by the Washington state legislature. Senate bill 6087 and House bill ...

From KOMO News If you’re faced with rising prescription prices for medication you can’t go without, local patient advocates say this is the time to make your voice heard. Washington state lawmakers are getting an earful about all kinds of ...

From the Spokesman-Review Eight-year-old Levi Markland told lawmakers Tuesday he’s not supposed to worry about dying, but he does. Levi has Type 1 diabetes and his family spends up to $1,000 a month on insulin. Diabetes is unpredictable, expensive and ...

From Babygaga A Washington state bill working its way through state Senate could give women an extension to file a pregnancy discrimination complaint. Late last week, Senate Bill 6034 passed with a vote of 38-9. This vote count was a bipartisan majority. With this successful vote, ...

From the Washington State Wire Several bills passed in the Senate Tuesday, covering a wide array of issues related to criminal justice, health care and families on public assistance. These bills all now head to the House  in the coming ...