Dems send $12 wage, paid sick leave to full House
OLYMPIA – Proposals to raise the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour over four years and require sick leave for most workers passed a key committee Thursday on partisan votes.
Spin Control archive for Feb. 19, 2015
THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 2015
Stuckart, Allen, Romero and Me on Public TV
Last week, I helped lead the discussion on KSPS-TV's "Talk to City Hall," where Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart, Councilman Mike Allen and utilities chief, Rick Romero, talked about all kinds of stuff. The live, call-in show covered topics ranging from this year's elections,…
AG seeks $2,000 penalty in gay wedding flower case
OLYMPIA -- The florist who was found guilty of violating state law by refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding should pay a $2,000 penalty. But Attorney General Bob Ferguson said court costs and fees should only be $1 if Barronnelle Stutzman agrees not to discriminate again.
Senate panel calls for audit of WWAMI
OLYMPIA -- University of Washington's multi-state medical school program should be audited as the Legislature decides how to expand it in Spokane, a Senate committee said today.
Fagan calls on Human Rights Commission to apologize for comments on transgender assault
News of a late January assault on a transgender woman at Boots Bakery was publicized by Spokane Human Rights Commission chair Blaine Stum. This morning, Councilman Mike Fagan sent an email to Stum requesting an apology for the actions he took.
WALeg Day 39: UW medical education plans get a hearing, $12 min wage could get a vote
OLYMPIA -- Another full day of committee hearings today, which will include a presentation by the University of Washington on its plans for expanding medical education. UW officials are in front of the Senate Health Care Committee this morning. House Appropriations could vote on the $12 minimum wage proposal this afternoon.
UW, WSU med school fight compared to squabbling children
OLYMPIA – The Legislature should not be forced into acting like a parent that needs to settle a fight between children in the dispute between the state’s two largest universities over medical education in Spokane, a key senator said Wednesday.
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