A very bad bill — HB 3243-A — has been heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Division of Financial Regulation has said that this bill may also impact insurance agents. Here is a link that explains the bill: https://bit.ly/43IC6hp PIA Oregon Lobbyist Lana Butterfield said the bill says violation of prohibitions against unfair claim …
Washington State’s Universal Health Care Commission was created by Senate Bill 5399 in 2021 and was signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee. Other than a few meetings by the commission, there hasn’t been much action. If a hearing held a week and a half ago by the commission is any indication, we are going …
A Push in Washington State for Universal HealthCare Read More »
Unless you got an extension — and a lot of us did — the deadline to file taxes for states and the federal government has passed. Those who did file now know if they had to pay or if — fingers-crossed — they picked up one of those really wonderful refunds. When he saw this …
April 18th Tax Day Results — Who Likely Owes the Most Read More »
The three-year drought in California has ended for all but 9% of the state. That’s good news. However, the huge amount of rain the Golden State received over the winter will cause more growth than usual in the state’s forests and other lands. So all that means — says AccuWeather in its Fire Outlook 2023 …
Wildfires in the West — A Wet Winter was not Wet Enough Read More »
According to unofficial sources in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, by 2030 the Biden administration wants at least 54% of all vehicles told in the U.S. to be electric. It wants 66% of all vehicles sold in this country to be electric by 2032. A bold — but still — unofficial move. However, informed sources …
Surveys and studies galore talk about how stressed out American workers are these days. Some of you reading this fit in the stressed out category. Others just know a half-dozen or so people that are stressed out. That’s not all that hard to believe. Many of us sit daily in offices packed with people hanging …
Report: Less than Half of Us take all of Our Vacation Days Read More »
We all know that law enforcement doesn’t want you to pay. Government officials saying paying ransomware demands is a no-no are joined by cybersecurity experts who also say to not yield to those demands. Still, a survey done by the 2023 Global Cyber Confidence Index and the cyber detection experts at ExtraHop says 83% of …
Oregon — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation recently announced the following proposed rulemaking: Filing Caption: Repeal relating to Disclosure of Information about Complaints Regarding Unlawful Claims Settlement Practices Repeal Rule: 836-005-0405 Rules Summary: Repeal of disclosure of information about complaints regarding unlawful claims settlement practices. Filed: March 30, 2023 Hearing: April 25, 2023, 11 …
Around the PIA Western Alliance States – Week of April 17th Read More »
Washington Legislators enter the home stretch as last full week of session arrives Washington’s 2023 legislative session is now down to its last full week, with adjournment set by midnight on Sunday, April 23rd. The House and Senate have taken the weekend off, and will resume floor action on Monday, continuing debate to concur or …
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