Washington Legislature

The price for a Washington state Discover Pass would rise by $15 later this year, under a bill headed for Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk.

A proposed bill that would give striking workers some access to the state’s unemployment benefits is getting closer to becoming law in Washington.Majority lawmakers in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards moved the bill out of committee on Friday, with a recommendation to pass it. This, after the bill narrowly passed the senate with 28 yeas and 21 nays earlier this month.

Ever since he started working at Rainier School in Buckley, Washington, Willis McNabb has been hearing that the state was going to close it. This time, he said it feels more real.“I've never been so worried as I am today,” McNabb said. Since 1991, McNabb has worked at Rainier, which gives people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a place to find community, learn, work and receive comprehensive health treatment.

There are only so many things employees get to have a say over in their jobs. Which laptops or messaging app your office uses might not be your call. For a while, decisions on the use of technology in the workplace have been up to management for public workers in Washington state, thanks to a law passed in 2002. But now, some lawmakers want to pass an exemption that would allow public sector employees to bargain on one broad and ever-changing technology — artificial intelligence.

By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardDespite threats that immigration enforcement agents might show up, more than 500 immigrant rights…

(Runtime 1:04)While people who are incarcerated in jails can vote in Washington, many say it’s not that easy. Now, two bills in the state Legislature aim…

By Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News NetworkWashington’s new Democratic governor is starting off strong… with Republicans.In his inaugural address, Gov. Bob…

When workers go on strike in Washington state, they don’t earn a dime. A new piece of legislation could change that. This bill would allow workers to eventually access unemployment benefits, starting the second Sunday after they began withholding their labor. Workers could claim up to four weeks of benefits through the state’s unemployment insurance, according to co-sponsor of the bill, state Sen. Steve Conway.

By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network After hours of public speeches, the Washington Legislature decided Monday to once again make changes to the…

By: Jeanie Lindsay / NW News Network A majority of lawmakers in the Washington Legislature decided Monday to approve three voter initiatives, after weeks…