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Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - 20 Years Later

Budget Battle: Senior Nutrition Programs

Weigh Costs, Benefits of Long-Term-Care Policy

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - 20 Years Later

Legislation helps families cope, but critics say it's not enough

What is Sequester

Sequester will take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. President Obama put forward a plan to avoid these cuts and reduce the deficit by cutting spending and closing tax loopholes. Now it’s up to Congress to act. Learn more about President Obama’s plan here.

Report Card on health Care Reform

The main elements of the law do not kick in until Jan 1, 2014, when many millions of uninsured people will gain coverage. Yet it has thrown a lifeline to people at high risk of losing insurance or being uninsured, and it has made a start toward reforming the costly, dysfunctional American health care system.

Budget Battle: Senior Nutrition Programs

What would 17 million fewer meals for vulnerable seniors look like in your community?

Weigh Costs, Benefits of Long-Term-Care Policy

Many people want to know about buying long-term-care insurance. It's not an easy question to answer, but one thing's for sure: Everyone will have to confront how to pay for care when they get old and frail.

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Now is the time to do something about gun violence

The American people want action. If even one child's life can be saved, then we need to act. Now is the time to do the right thing for our children, our communities, and the country we love. Please click on Now is the time to do something about gun violence
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State Budget: Get ready for ugly in Olympia

A budget standoff in the Washington Legislature will serve no one. The House Democratic leaders should be open to more reforms, and the Republican-dominated Senate Majority Coalition should consider tax increases. To read the article, please click on State Budget: Get ready for ugly in Olympia
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So What is the Sequester

In less than a week, harmful automatic cuts — known as the sequester — take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. To prevent a costly, self-inflicted wound to our economy
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Housing Washington – The Momentum Continues

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Washington State Department of Commerce and Washington Low Income Housing Alliance Thank You for making
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Congratulations to the Association of Manufactured Home Owners…

Congratulations to the Association of Manufactured Home Owners (AMHO) and thousands of manufactured home owners in Washington, on the recent decision
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Nancy Hooyman and Roy Walker – Family Caregiver Presentations

The Family Caregiver presentations made by Nancy Hooyman and Roy Walker at the October 26, 2012 Fall Conference are now posted below and on the W4A website.
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