The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act would put money back in workers’ pockets by protecting their right to fair pay, strengthening accountability for violations, and improving recovery of stolen wages One report estimates […]
This week, Cantwell delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling out the Trump Administration’s war on mail-in voting WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, […]
by Tom Banse, Washington State StandardJune 25, 2026 Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power. […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJune 25, 2026 The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld Washington’s hotly contested regulations for how farmers and haulers of agricultural goods receive the exemption on fuel purchases promised […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJune 24, 2026 Deaths and critical injuries among children in Washington’s child welfare system fell steeply in the first quarter of 2026, state officials reported Wednesday. Still, four children died […]
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