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Washington state renters have few allies like two-term incumbent Rep. Nicole Macri, who has repeatedly introduced bills to repeal our statewide ban on rent control. Those bills haven’t passed because “several” of Macri’s colleagues—“mostly Republicans but also Democrats”—are grimy ass landlords. Despite these landholding numbnuts, Macri freque ...

April Frazier has been a server at Olive Garden in Olympia for 13 years. But despite that long tenure, she only gets her weekly work schedule four days before it starts. As she explained in testimony before us in the state legislature earlier this year, on any given Thursday, April might have to scramble to adjust her entire family’s schedule around th ...

We are the crane capital of the country, and that means we are still growing at an astonishing—and sometimes unnerving—rate. With exceptional growth come exceptional people, and we celebrate them here. These luminaries help elevate the city  to new heights, seeking solutions to challenges that accompany transformations in housing, homelessness, city go ...

Washington state just took a big step to bring back the 40-hour workweek: The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has released a bold plan to restore overtime protections to hundreds of thousands of salaried workers in our state. Under L&I’s plan, workers paid less than 2.5 times the minimum wage (about $70,000 per year) will get ...

On Episode 102 of The Overcast, Washington state Rep. Nicole Macri, D-Seattle, explains her proposal now gaining traction in the Legislature, and related efforts to offer renters some more protections.Renters in Washington state can face eviction proceedings with as little as three days notice after failing to meet a payment. With evictions a leadin ...

The handling of sexual harassment in the state Legislature will evolve following a new code of conduct that has already passed one chamber. The unanimous resolution was passed in the House, and it’s the first bill of the 2019 legislative session to change the chamber’s workplace culture in the wake of the #MeToo movement. It’s also the first poli ...

Ballots will begin arriving in mailboxes on October 19th. The most effective way to ensure people actually vote is by having face-to-face conversations with them at their homes. Join Nicole in helping out the following progressive candidates and causes by talking to the voters who are most likely to cast their ballots for them. Upcoming Canvasses w ...