Matt Ross

First of all, how dare you.

for the one millionth time, the dept of education just monitors access to education. civil rights, title ix, disabilities, making sure everybody gets a fair opportunity.

this is not about curriculum. states design those standards. this is an attack on the idea of fairness in education.

Happy #PiDay!
L&I takes a pie for safety!
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is good for the workplace and great for pies!
#SafetyFirst

Photo of an Asbestos warning label on an asbestos tile.

Photo of garbage cans workers were throwing asbestos tiles away in at the site.

Graphic of how asbestos can enter and harm a workers lungs.

Photo of workers in certified asbestos safety gear properly disposing of asbestos tiles.

Last month, mechanics working at a U-Haul facility in Spokane had no idea the building they were working in had tiles with potentially toxic vinyl flooring. Tiles peeled and popped up in the course of their work, exposing them to deadly #asbestos.
#SafetyFirst #WorkplaceSafety

Image shows the landfill in Jefferson County where Glacier Northwest placed dirt from the Highway 99 tunnel project.

Image shows a worker checking on the conveyor taking dirt from the Highway 99 tunnel project to the Mats Mats landfill in Jefferson County.

TUKWILA – Governor Bob Ferguson and the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announce that the Highway 99 tunnel subcontractor Glacier Northwest Inc. will pay more than $370,000 in back pay to dozens...

THIS MATTER having come before this Court on the verified Petition of the City of Clarksdale requesting a temporary restraining order or a hearing on a preliminary injunction and after review of the verified Petition and Attorney Certification, the Court finds that the Petition is well taken. The injury in this case is defamation against public figures through actual malice in reckless disregard of the truth and interferes with their legitimate function to advocate for legislation they believe would help their municipality during this current legislative cycle. The Respondents are well aware of the accusations against them as they have already received a draft of the verified Petition and further notice is not needed until such hearing. The Temporary Restraining Order for Respondents to remove the article "EDITORIAL: SECRECY AND DECEPTION ERODE PUBLIC TRUST" from their online portals and make it inaccessible to the public is hereby granted. Petitioner shall post a bond in the amount of $100.00 as security for any damages that Defendant may incur should it be determined that this Temporary Restraining Order was wrongfully issued. This Court further orders that a hearing on the City of Clarksdale's request for a preliminary injunction is hereby set for February 27, 2025, at 9:30 am

(Conclusion of the court order.)

Wow: City of Clarksdale, Mississippi got a court order yesterday directing a newspaper to delete an editorial criticizing city officials -- without a hearing. Here's the TRO issuing the prior restraint:

EDITORIAL: Secrecy, deception erode public trust Your Clarksdale Press Register will be the first to say that a sin tax that would pay police to fight crime in Clarksdale is a good idea.

/3 The article the judge attacked is still online, here. I hope it gets reposted in many places in case it gets taken down.

www.pressregister.com/editorial-se...

In 1880, Powell Johnson patented the Eye Protector (🥽) – an invention that helped improve workplace safety. His legacy lives on in modern protective eyewear

#BlackHistoryMonth #SafetyFirst #lni

Making things happen for workers: WA law lets workers carry 40 hrs of unused paid sick leave from year to year...but O’Reilly deleted unused sick leave for 2,300 workers in 2022.

Now @governorferguson.bsky.social and @lniwa.bsky.social are making sure they pay that money back.  

#paidsickleave

Making Things Happen for Workers: In partnership with @lniwa.bsky.social, we are repaying $163K to O’Reilly Auto Parts employees for lost sick pay.

Read more: governor.wa.gov/news/2025/making-things-happen-workers-gov-ferguson-department-labor-industries-collecting-163k-repay-oreilly

YouTube video by Deb Haaland Are You Ready New Mexico

I’m running for Governor of New Mexico. In Congress and as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, I've fought for our state. Now, it's time to tackle our toughest challenges with the fierceness only New Mexicans know. Join me.

youtu.be/rYKORMUch5Y?...

The people who voted for Trump because they thought he’d pull the U.S. back from foreign entanglements and overseas adventurism are really among the prime suckers of our era.

It really is that simple sometimes…it’s just racism.

Immigration is good, actually.

A woman in a head wrap looks thankfully at a female caretaker while touching hands. Text on photo reads "Expanded Paid Sick Leave".

We know how tough it is to maintain your work-life balance when a loved one is sick. Washington’s #paidsickleave law has been changed to expand the definition of family member, meaning you can use paid time off in more circumstance to do things like take a parent to the doctor.

Pierce County man pleads guilty in $60K workers’ comp fraud scam. Claimed to have severe workplace injuries for 3 years, L&I investigation found he was working all along.
#caughtoncamera #scam #WorkersCompensationInsurance #fraud @AGOWA @thenewstribune
Lni.wa.gov/news-events/article/25-03

Another Sky Zone cited for overworking teens, this time in Tukwila A news release from Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.

Sky high fines for the SkyZone trampoline park in Tukwila after $68,000 citation for working teen employees without meal breaks, for longer hours. 

https://www.lni.wa.gov/news-events/article/25-02

#teensafety #teenworkers #safetyfirst #safety

This is what I mean: bsky.app/profile/utlo...

Making cancel culture not imaginary, but just for the person who left Ichiro off their ballot.

as Jason himself put it so well a year ago: the kingdom of God is advanced right here, right now, brick by boring brick, every single time the immigrant is welcomed, the orphan is housed, the sick are healed, the oppressed go free, and LGBTQ people are treasured as images of God

Join us in remembering Dr. King's legacy on this special day.
#mlkday #mlk

Got dressed for chores, took one look at the weather…grabbed a book and another cup of coffee instead.

Longhorn men’s basketball being in the wilderness right now makes it really feel like the odd man out. Gotta think the center can’t hold for long there. #HookEm

the crazy part is this means the facebook we’ve all been experiencing for the past 5 years was the *good* version

Deep cut and 100% correct.

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.

I know the Cruz curse is real but this honestly feels like a pox on both your houses situation. The balance of shittiness on either side should cancel out right? #HookEm

It’s all feeling a little collapse-y all of a sudden. 😬🤦🏻‍♂️ come on #HookEm

Refs have been great about getting in and out of reviews fast. Makes for much better viewing.

In that time:

- Rate of hospitalization for serious worker injuries is down >30%; 
- L&I helped >1.4M injured or sickened at work get medical care, wage replacement, or both; and,
- Responded to ~70K worker wage complaints, recovering >$53M in wages for wronged workers.