by cooper | Oct 1, 2018 | Policy Reform
After the legalization of payday lending by the Washington Legislature in 1996, hard-working people frequently became ensnared in the payday lending “debt trap”, which results when payday loan customers repeatedly take out new loans to pay off old payday loans....
by cooper | Oct 1, 2018 | Policy Reform
Paying for higher education shouldn’t result in driving students into staggering debt, collection, and bankruptcy. Increasingly, students and their families finance higher education with private loans, which are not eligible for the important deferment, income-based...
by Charlie | Jul 27, 2018 | Policy Reform
Updated on July 27 — We just received a copy of a letter from the State of Washington’s Employment Security Department (ESD) to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) whereby ESD informed DOL it would be re-submitting apple harvest survey data and requesting DOL to...
by cooper | Jul 2, 2018 | Policy Reform
Final bill report for Senate Bill 6002. Brief Description: Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2018. Sponsors: Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Saldaña, Billig, Palumbo, Frockt, Rolfes,...
by cooper | Jul 2, 2018 | Policy Reform
The Washington Voting Rights Act creates a venue for local governments to work with the community they represent to find solutions to these problems while avoiding costly litigation.
by cooper | Jul 2, 2018 | Policy Reform
Final bill report for House Bill 1169. Brief Description: Enacting the student opportunity, assistance, and relief act. Sponsors: House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Pollet, Appleton, Goodman, Tarleton, Bergquist,...
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