Speaker Chopp, Let our legislators go home: Allow the House to vote on workers' comp

Make no mistake, the main thing holding the Legislature in Olympia is Speaker Frank Chopp who, in lock-step with organized labor, is setting the stage for double-digit increases in workers' comp rates. The increases will primarily hit small, locally based businesses in Washington, and the current stand-off in Olympia threatens to require a second 30-day special session.  Here are some of our regulars on the current status of work compensation reform and a budget for the upcoming 2011-13 biennium: 

House should allow vote on crucial reform, Everett Herald, and House should allow vote on workers’ comp reform, The News Tribune, Richard Davis

Something’s About to Give on Worker’s Comp – But What?, Washington State Wire, Erik Smith 

TVW takes a revealing look at Oregon's workers' comp success story, Olympia Business Watch Blog

State preps for July shutdown as budget talks stall, Associated Press, Mike Baker