Revised Nurse Staffing Bill Signed into Law
According to the bill, the Department of Health (DOH) could fine hospitals $10,000 a month if they fail to post staffing plans or meet their own set standards.
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Gov. Jay Inslee Approves Salary Increases for Teachers
Salary increases total to approximately $1 billion and will go into effect in the 2024-25 school year.
City of Wenatchee Grants Funds Towards Regional Sport Complex Study
City of Wenatchee’s Executive Services Director Laura Gloria says the city would funnel $40,000 towards this feasibility study.
State Bill Protecting Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Advances Through Senate Committee Process
13th-District Representatives Tom Dent and Alex Ybarra, 12th-District Representatives Mike Steele and Keith Goehner, and 7th-District Representatives Jacquelin Maycumber and Joel Kretz, all voted against this bill.
Republicans Criticize Bill Providing Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Trans Youth
State Senate Republicans are voting along party lines against a bill that would provide gender-affirming healthcare to trans youth.
Nurse Staffing Bill Progresses Through Senate Committee
A Senate Bill looking to reduce unsafe nurse-to-patient ratios is progressing through the Senate Committee.
State Considers Bill that Allows Agricultural Employers to Schedule 50-Hour Work Weeks
Employers are required to give a month in advance notice to workers that they are implementing this type of scheduling for their harvest.