Health Benefits

Since covering pension/retirement/health insurance issues on behalf of WASA and AWSP, there are a few important points we have learned. This is just a brief...

The big push has begun as bills will be moving out of their house of origin in order to clear the policy and fiscal deadlines...

Following marathon hearings by the fiscal committees in both houses, the chambers are now publicly engaged in floor action where numerous bills are debated and...

This week has been filled with committee hearings on various bills as both houses rush to hear, then vote bills out of committee, in order...

The legislative flow has now shifted to upcoming hearings where bills that have passed either house are scheduled for public hearings. The next deadline of...

Both houses have been on their respective floors debating and voting on various bills and amendments or in caucus/recess privately debating what bills to bring...

The SEB Board held an all-day meeting (its 15th) covering a wide range of issues. The important sections are referenced below in terms of the...

The first cut off is occurring as this is being written and next week will be the last cut-off deadline for all fiscal bills. The...

Snowmageddon descended on Olympia, and things came to a halt, but now that the worst (we can hope) is over, the process is moving again....