After two special legislative sessions this year, it’s safe to say that many of us are glad it’s finally over! The actions of the legislature were driven by the need to pass the state’s operating budget and sharp political divisions between the House and Senate, thus making it hard to move forward new policies toContinue reading “WA Work and Family Coalition blocked efforts by conservatives to gut family-friendly policies”
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Status of Work and Family bills in Olympia
Wednesday, March 13 was “cut-off” in Olympia. For the rest of the legislative session, only bills that have already passed the House or the Senate will be considered, except for budget bills and bills “necessary to implement the budget.” Neither Paid Sick Days or Family & Medical Leave Insurance made it past cut-off – butContinue reading “Status of Work and Family bills in Olympia”
Family medical leave law deserves wide support
Editorial from The Olympian: In response to the looting and chaos that erupted in Baghdad following the American invasion of Iraq, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said, “Democracy is messy.” To some, it was a callous remark, but not entirely an inaccurate description of how a representative democracy actually governs. State lawmakers frequently proposeContinue reading “Family medical leave law deserves wide support”
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