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Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave: Demand too much for staff, resources

September 19, 2024, 6:04am Northwest

Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program keeps growing, but its staff and resources do not, leaving applicants with delays for benefits and long waits for customer service. Read story

Let&rsquo;s Go Washington, a political committee, faces allegations it did not properly disclose information on money raised and spent in its signature-gathering drives for six initiatives in 2023. These boxes contain signed petitions for one of them, Initiative 2109, which would to repeal Washington state&rsquo;s capital gains tax. It will be on ballots in November 2024.

Let’s Go Washington faces charges: Political group behind initiatives accused of violating campaign law

Let&rsquo;s Go Washington, a political committee, faces allegations it did not properly disclose information on money raised and spent in its signature-gathering drives for six initiatives in 2023. These boxes contain signed petitions for one of them, Initiative 2109, which would to repeal Washington state&rsquo;s capital gains tax. It will be on ballots in November 2024.

September 18, 2024, 4:33pm Clark County Politics

A 14-month investigation has led to charges against the political committee founded by businessman Brian Heywood for allegedly violating campaign finance laws in the course of gathering signatures for six initiatives last year, including three on the ballot in November. Read story

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What advocacy groups want from lawmakers in 2024

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November 3, 2023, 2:30pm Latest News

Ahead of every legislative session, dozens of nonprofits, industry groups, unions and government agencies let lawmakers know what they want done — more money for schools, less restrictions on certain types of housing, programs to recruit and retain police officers, exemptions from the state’s new climate programs. Read story

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013 file photo, a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, better known as WIC, bag sits on a shopping cart waiting to be loaded into a recipient's vehicle at a center in Jackson, Miss.  (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

Food benefits for low income families at risk in a government shutdown, White House says

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013 file photo, a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, better known as WIC, bag sits on a shopping cart waiting to be loaded into a recipient's vehicle at a center in Jackson, Miss.  (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

September 27, 2023, 7:34am Business

As Congress barrels toward a partial government shutdown, the White House Monday warned that a program that helps millions of low income families afford healthy food could see substantial cuts. Read story