Schoesler talks election, mental health
Moscow-Pullman Daily NewsJun 28, 2018
chance to overthrow Democratic majorities in the
In a year of dramatic upsets that have many lawmakers scrambling, Schoesler said
"We've got some viable people in districts that are a little tougher, (and) my incumbents are working really hard," Schoesler said. "We'll see, but we've got a decent chance of getting the majority back."
In an interview with the
Among those grievances was a piece of legislation Schoesler said was a preemptive strike on a recent
Schoesler said there are already similar policies in place for
"In
Schoesler said this policy was undermined during the 2018 session when Democratic lawmakers championed a bill that would allow, among other things, the partial public employment of home health care providers to be reclassified as private employees.
Proponents of the dues say they are only the fair share of nonmembers who still benefit from union advocacy and collective bargaining. Detractors, however, say the fees put unnecessary financial burden on already underpaid caretakers and force people to support union activities they may disagree with.
"Home health care workers are not involved in taking care of the homeless (or) building affordable housing, it's just an agenda," Schoesler said. "If you're taking care of your disabled spouse or child, why would your union dues be spent on a head tax battle in
Schoesler also said
Schoesler said the loss is due, at least in part, to Inslee's focus on national issues rather than fixing problems in "our
"He's been in climate change conferences, visiting the voters of
Now that the state has met a court mandate to fully fund public education under the
However, he said, there will still be some familiar legislative issues on the table at the start of the 2019 session.
"There will be emerging issues, of course," Schoesler said. "We'd like to do some things on water, we know we've got to deal with mental health and then there's always the curveball that comes that you weren't expecting."
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