said she didn't know if the man was with a particular group but said he was participating in the "First Amendment" demonstrations taking place at the park on Saturday. Federal laws permit firearms in national parks.775 as the force behind both bills.

HB 1349 eventually passed out of the House on a party-line vote, with all Republicans voting against it, and died in the Senate. SB 5678 never made it to the Senate floor for a vote.

While its appeal dragged on in court, SEIU 775 made another run at the PRA during the 2016 legislative session. This time, the union jettisoned the stealth approach in favor of a higher profile pressure campaign to pass SB 6542, introduced by Sen. Don Benton (R-Vancouver). In an email sent to IPs on Feb. 11, SEIU 775 pulled out all the stops in its attempt to make the situation sound as dire as possible and get caregivers to contact the Legislature in support of the bill.

SEIU 775 neglected