On Beacon Hill, the ball may not be rolling at warp speed, but it is rolling.
Senate Democrats released their budget recommendation on Tuesday, with debate set for later in May. More groups, including nurses and climate advocates, also are outlining and publicizing their legislative priorities for the session.
The Senateâs $47.6 billion proposal would spend $1.8 billion more than Gov. Charlie Baker suggested but $64 million below what the House put forth. Like the House, the Senate did not recommend any broad-based tax increases on residents, but it includes some smaller revenue proposals.
The Senate would allow debit card lottery payments â something Baker also supports, although the House did not include it â which Senate Ways and Means Chairman Michael Rodrigues has estimated could raise $30 million for the state. While the House voted unanimously to make permanent the film tax credit, which is set to expire at the end of 2022, the Senate would reform that credit
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many local nurses to the verge of burnout. A Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 3 of 10 health care workers have considered getting out of the field. During National Nurses Week in 2021, many nurses say they need more support mentally, emotionally, and physically. The pandemic has exacerbated the ongoing nursing shortage and pushed many to leave or think about leaving nursing. “Everybody is.
Family grateful for Seattle NICU nurses at Swedish First Hill
The Hammer family said they didn t realize how special nurses were until they needed one when their daughter was in the NICU. Author: Mimi Jung Updated: 1:05 PM PDT May 12, 2021
SEATTLE Peyton Hammer is a happy little girl who is about to celebrate her second birthday. You would never know by looking at her how far she s come since the day she was born.
Peyton was born at 26 weeks after her mom, Amanda Hammer, developed severe onset preeclampsia. When Peyton was born, she was 700 grams, which they don t even measure them in pounds when they re that small,” said Amanda Hammer. “So, that s about one and a half pounds.”