EOI Updates Cascade care 2.0 passes the Senate! March 4, 2021 / October 26, 2026 by Sam Hatzenbeler Cascade Care 2.0 (SB 5377) – our state’s best opportunity to rapidly and significantly improve health care affordability – passed the Washington State Senate on March 2 with amendments that preserved key provisions to make health insurance more affordable for consumers, but stripped out a key cost containment measure. SB 5377 now heads to the […] Read more »
EOI Updates ‘Building back better’ requires big new investments in women and caregiving February 28, 2021 / October 26, 2026 by Marilyn Watkins Originally published in the South Seattle Emerald COVID-19 has hit the hardest smack at the intersection of racial, gender, and economic disparities, disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable amongst us. Black and Brown communities have been much more likely than whites to suffer illness and financial hardship due to COVID-19. The closure of schools and childcare […] Read more »
EOI Updates Lifting while she climbed February 26, 2021 / October 9, 2026 by Emnet Getahun There’s no better way to celebrate the end of black history month and the beginning of women’s history month, than by honoring the remarkable career and contributions of Rosa Franklin, the first Black woman to serve in the Washington State Senate. Rosa Franklin served in the Legislature from 1993 to 2010, where she worked tirelessly […] Read more »
EOI Updates A bill so good, it passed twice February 26, 2021 / October 26, 2026 by Sam Hatzenbeler The Postpartum Medicaid Expansion Bill (SB 5068) was voted off the Senate floor Thursday with strong bipartisan support – again! This bill also passed with nearly unanimous support last year, but was vetoed by Governor Inslee due to the budget crisis sparked by COVID-19. The pandemic has made ensuring coverage to new moms and birthing parents […] Read more »
EOI Updates WA bill’s tax on wealthy would fund housing equity February 18, 2021 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates ‘Building back better’ requires big new investments in women and caregiving February 18, 2021 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Can WA lawmakers finally flip the state’s upside-down tax system? February 3, 2021 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates The movement for a wealth tax in Washington State February 3, 2021 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Washington billionaires got $151 billion richer over first 10 months of pandemic, their collective wealth jumping nearly one-half February 2, 2021 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Solve Washington’s maternal health crisis January 25, 2021 / October 26, 2026 by Sam Hatzenbeler The best gift we can give to a child is making sure their mother can be there to celebrate their first birthday. But under our current Apple Health for Pregnant Women program, low income mothers lose health coverage just two months after giving birth. This is a dangerous time for women to lose health care […] Read more »
