Washington CAN! testifies as the King County Council passes a historic living...
Monday, Legislative Director Mauricio Ayon stood before the King County Council to tell them the rising cost of health care and housing are the top two reasons Washington CAN! members site as they...
View ArticleLow Wage Nation
Working But Still Poor? You’re Not Alone. New Jobs Don’t Pay Enough for Even Full-Time Workers to Make Ends Meet SEATTLE — While Washington has seen jobs added to our economy since the recession, the...
View ArticleFacing Race Report 2016
The 2016 Facing Race Report Card was released at a news conference today. In the report, 27 percent of Washington legislators received an “F” grade regarding race. The grade is based on 34 bills that...
View ArticleRaise Up Washington Launch
This Saturday, we were on hand for the launch of the Raise Up Washington campaign that will work to raise the minimum wage and ensure every Washington residents has sick and safe leave. In a time when...
View ArticleJobs After Jail: Ending the Prison to Poverty Pipeline
Click this link to support the THUNDERCLAP! SEATTLE – Each year an average of 630,000 people are released from state and federal prisons – for many, their prison record will be a life sentence of...
View ArticleWashington CAN Endorses Orange for 17th Legislative District Representative,...
SEATTLE — July 27, 2016 — Washington Community Action Network (Washington CAN) has given its endorsement to Don Orange for State Representative in the 17th Legislative District, position 1. Orange has...
View ArticleStand With Women or Stand in the Way
When you support working families, as Washington CAN! has always done, it means you stand for policies that support women. In today’s world we know that more women than ever are working outside the...
View ArticleEndorsements
On November 8, our ballots are due for an important election. We will select a new President and Vice-President along with other state political bodies and we will vote on some significant initiatives....
View ArticleWhy Main Street supports $15 for Seattle
(by Molly Moon Neitzel and Consuelo Gomez) The small businesses the two of us run are very different. You’ve probably heard of one of our businesses – Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream. Every day,...
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