Let more people use it, and make sure it has an adequate funding source that can't be raided for other purposes . Although absent from the Governor's budget, appropriations for the center are moving through the legislature. Fund our state services adequately and keep them public and accountable . The majority party in the House favors handing out more money to corporations and wealthy individuals and would leave less for essential services and reserves. But legislation is still alive that allows employers to delay paying wages due to laid off or discharged workers.
Wages delayed are wages denied.
The House majority party has stifled legislation that allowed families of workers killed on the job to sue for damages if employer safety violations contributed substantially to the worker's death. Other legislation, approved by the Workers Compensation Advisory Council, is moving forward. The advisory council bill is a step in the right direction, but much more must be done . You have a voice. It's important that legislators and the Governor hear from working people about these issues.