Category Archives: In The News

A bill to prevent paying sub-minimum wage to persons with disabilities passed the Washington State senate last Thursday. SB5284 would eliminate so-called sub-minimum wage certificates that allow employers to pay disabled employees less than minimum wage. Democrat Emily Randall called ...

A state Senate bill that would extend COVID unemployment benefits to undocumented workers got a committee hearing in Olympia yesterday. Seattle Senator Rebecca Saldaña, a Democrat, is a primary sponsor of the bill intended to cover 270,000 persons in Washington. ...

Ferries are not just green-and-white boats to the families and businesses of the 10th District. To us, those boats are vital connections to work, school, and services like doctors and dentists. Reliable ferries are essential to our local economy and ...

A proposed bill in the Washington State Senate would give cities a tool to fund affordable housing construction by taxing vacation rentals listed on sites such as Airbnb and VRBO. Introduced by Sen. Liz Lovelett, an Anacortes Democrat, SB 5012 ...

Several state legislators are reviving the Healthy Environment for All Act, a law that aims to address decades of racial and economic disparities that affect the health of people who live and work in more heavily polluted areas of Washington ...

With the state legislative session opening Monday, COVID-19 is on the top of the minds of legislators who represent residents of Skagit County. They say they plan to fight for relief for businesses and families who are struggling because to ...

State Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, and state Rep. Alex Ramel, D-Bellingham, were leading their Republican challengers Tuesday in their bids for full terms in the Legislature from the 40th District. Senate candidates Lovelett and Charles Carrell, and House candidates Ramel ...