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Senate supplement budget plan

Senate first out of gate with supplemental budget proposal

The Senate Democratic majority on Monday (Feb. 19) released its proposed supplemental budget – the off-year budget that tweaks the major two-year operating budget adopted last year.

The House plan is expected tomorrow.

Senate supplement budget plan

Privileged communications for peer support counseling

How one DOC member’s story moved his legislator to action

The sponsor of the good bill that already unanimously passed the House said the idea of protecting the integrity of post-incident counseling and peer support came from a new awareness brought to him by one of his constituents.

Privileged communications for peer support counseling

Part-timers and TPA pass House

Big news as two more priority bills pass

It was a late Monday and early Tuesday at the Capitol as the House passed two more of our priority bills – the part-time employees bill and the Taxpayer Protection Act.

Part-timers and TPA pass House

Senator rebukes critics of unions

Vancouver senator gives poignant floor speech as she rebukes critics of unions and working families

Sen. Annette Cleveland of the 49th Dist. in Vancouver showed courage and conviction when on Saturday (Feb.

Senator rebukes critics of unions

PSERS, Privacy, Interpreters bills pass hurdle

Three of our priority bills pass

BULLETIN: The state House late Monday morning (Feb. 12) passed our priority bill (SHB 1558) to expand the Public Safety Employees Retirement System (PSERS) to institutions workers in high-risk jobs. The vote was 89-9.

PSERS, Privacy, Interpreters bills pass hurdle