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LETTER: Look at House Bill 2049
March 27, 2025 1:10 a.m.

LETTER: Look at House Bill 2049

Dear Editor: Washington taxpayers, if you are not following what the Washington State Democrats are planning, be prepared to pay even more in property taxes as well as other taxes on businesses and personal income. See House Bill 2049.

New WA law granting unemployment benefits to striking workers draws praise, concern
May 27, 2025 5:20 p.m.

New WA law granting unemployment benefits to striking workers draws praise, concern

(The Center Square) – Depending on who you ask, Engrossed Senate Bill 5041 – signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson earlier this week – is either a much-needed social safety net for workers and their families or something that will incentivize and prolong strikes and imperil Washington state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. ESB 5041 extends unemployment insurance benefits to striking or locked-out workers in Washington. Depending on the strike date, benefits would start 15 to 21 days after the strike begins. If the contract is resolved before that time, no benefits would be issued. Per the bill, striking workers would be able to access unemployment benefits for up to six weeks. Sen. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane, is the sponsor of the bill.

LETTER: Martin Luther King Jr., Charlie Jones and Black History Month
February 27, 2025 1:40 a.m.

LETTER: Martin Luther King Jr., Charlie Jones and Black History Month

Recently, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated in Moses Lake. Charlie Jones (one of the primary sponsors of past events who passed last year) was honored along with Martin Luther King Jr. I watched a YouTube program last week ( “Plymouth vs Jamestown Kings and Priests”) that provided a positive and balanced historical view of America's founding, the influence of Christianity and the contributions of many Black Americans like Harry Hosier and others not as well known as Frederick Douglass, Josiah Henson, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, and Martin Luther King Jr..

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