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30 Mar
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Washington’s temporary cap on insulin costs gives state, diabetics time to find permanent solution

From the Seattle Times Before the coronavirus pandemic closed most travel between Canada and the United States, a border guard would ask Molly Stenson why she was making a trip to British Columbia just to buy insulin. Stenson, a Mason ...

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25 Mar
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Legislators request unemployment assistance for independent contractors

From the Bellevue Reporter The Senate and House Democratic caucuses have requested that the federal government unlock disaster unemployment assistance for thousands of independent contractors in Washington who are losing work during the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), ...

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23 Mar
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WA Legislators request federal disaster unemployment assistance for independent contractors

The Senate and House Democratic caucuses have requested that the federal government unlock disaster unemployment assistance for thousands of independent contractors in Washington who are losing work during the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), who authored the letter, ...

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12 Mar
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E-News: Coronavirus – steps the state is taking to help

Dear Neighbors, The Legislature is taking this health crisis extremely seriously. We quickly appropriated $100 million to fund our state’s response, including monitoring, testing and support for local health departments. To minimize public health risk, Governor Inslee has prohibited most large ...

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10 Mar
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Legislature passes Keiser bills to cap insulin costs, curb drug prices

From the Kent Reporter With final Senate votes Monday, two bills sponsored by Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines, to curb sharply rising prescription drug prices have now passed the Legislature with broad bipartisan support and will go to the governor ...

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09 Mar
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Legislature passes Keiser bills to cap insulin costs, curb drug prices

With final Senate votes today, two bills sponsored by Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) to curb sharply rising prescription drug prices have now passed the Legislature with broad bipartisan support and will go to the governor for his signature. “Prescription ...

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07 Mar
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AARP applauds passage of bills aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs

From the Washington State Wire Bills aimed at making prescriptions drugs more affordable passed in both the House and Senate today. AARP Advocacy Director Cathy MacCaul released the following statement in response to today’s Senate Passage of House Bill 2662, and ...

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06 Mar
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Legislature Addresses High Cost of Insulin

From the Western Front The Washington state legislature passed four major bills on Wednesday, Feb. 19 that would address the high costs of insulin and other prescription drugs. The next step is to pass the bills through the House of ...

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05 Mar
0

Pregnancy discrimination bill sparked by Google employee’s complaint passes legislature

From The Seattle Times A bill that was sparked by a Seattle woman’s allegations of pregnancy discrimination at Google passed both the Washington House and Senate with broad bipartisan support and is slated to be signed into law. Senate Bill 6034 would ...

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04 Mar
0

E-News: Coronavirus update and information

Dear Neighbors, As more coronavirus cases are reported in our state, it’s important to make sure you’re getting your information from the most trustworthy sources. Below is information from the Washington State Department of Health and Public Health – Seattle & ...

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