Is this the year Washington state starts a public bank?
A bill moving through the state Legislature could set up a public bank to address our vast infrastructure needs.
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If passed, SB 5188 will establish a public bank in Washington, which would allow municipalities across the state to deposit public funds and borrow to fund infrastructure projects, such as roads, bridges and affordable housing. (Jovelle Tamayo for Crosscut)
It’s a high-stakes year in the Washington state Legislature. If you’ve been reading the news, you’ve probably heard about proposals to provide pandemic relief, tax the rich, protect tenants from mass eviction and more. But some transformative bills have been flying mostly under the radar. One of them, Senate Bill 5188, could create a Washington state public bank.
The Injured Workers’ Action Group (IWAG) has expressed alarm that Workmen’s Compensation Fund plans to shut down its system from 15 to 31 March 2021.
The fund issued a notification to stakeholders on Thursday but did not explanain the reason for the shutdown, the advocacy group, IWAG said in a statement.
The shutdown takes place at the same time that the Department of Labour has notified domestic workers and their employers to register with the fund. This stems from a November 2020 landmark judgment of the Constitutional Court ruling that employees who performed domestic work in the home of their employer and who suffered an injury or contract an illness while on duty must be included as beneficiaries of the fund.
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