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30 Mar
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Capital budget addresses critical needs, puts some programs on life support

Following today’s Senate vote to pass the 2016 supplemental Capital budget, Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, released the following statement: “I am pleased that the Capital budget addresses two areas of critical need facing Washington in 2016 by providing funding to ...

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30 Mar
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Children, environment, mental-health treatment win in sensible supplement to state’s capital budget

Today the Senate agreed with the House of Representatives and approved an update to the state capital budget that will provide funding for new classrooms, mental-health support and environmental cleanup, all without tapping the state’s rainy-day fund. The bipartisan measure ...

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30 Mar
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L&I citation finally gives victory to SeaTac workers

A citation issued to Hertz Transportation for failure to comply with SeaTac’s $15 minimum wage by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is a victory for workers at airport-related companies in SeaTac, says Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, who ...

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