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Milkulski-Warner Bill Gives Small Businesses Critical Guest Worker Extension. Senators Babara A. Milkulski (D-Md) and John Warner (R-Va.) today announced they have reintroduced their bill to provide a five-year extension to a crucial provision from her Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act that protects small and seasonal businesses from a devastating cut to their workforce. A last-minute, one-year extension was included as part of the 2007 Department of Defense authorization bill in the 109th Congress, but it expires on September 30, 2007.
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ANLA Statement Regarding H-2B Cap for 2nd Half of Fiscal Year 2007. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 33,000 H-2B visa cap for the final six months of Fiscal Year 2007. According to the USCIS, the final receipt date for H-2B applications was March 16th. Any applications received after that will be returned.
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USCIS REACHES H-2B CAP FOR SECOND HALF OF FISCAL YEAR 2007.U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the final six months of fiscal year 2007 (FY 2007). USCIS is notifying the public that March 16, 2007 is the 'final receipt date' for new H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates prior to October 1, 2007. The 'final receipt date' is the date on which USCIS determines that it was received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers for the second half of FY 2007.
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The WSU Ag Initiative needs help.
Senators need to hear from you that this Initiative is important and should be funded. The initiative request was for $10.8 million for all ag industries. The Governor included only $3 million in her budget. Please contact your Senator and ask for his or her support for full funding in the Senate budget.
To find your Senator, click: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx
For a list of e-mail addresses click: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/Default.aspx?Chamber=S
WSNLA Comments on LA Bill - SB5746
Proposed Bill Would Create A Practice License For Landscape Architects.
At a formal hearing held February 27 in Olympia, WSNLA voiced its concerns with the proposed Senate Bill 5746. Executive Director Jeanne McNeil and WSNLA. Later that day, executive action was taken by the Senate Committee of Labor, Commerce, and Research & Development through a majority vote to move SB5746, the first subsitute bill since 1969, for a second reading through the Rules Committee.
On March 6, WSNLA Executive Director Jeanne McNeil continued discussions with ASLA and WALP where substantial agreement was reached on the language to be included on SB5746 if it proceeds to a vote. The modified language was emailed to all WSNLA designer and landscape members. For more information visit www.wsnla.org.
For more information on SB5746 click here.
Native Plants for Aquatic Gardens and Aquariums: A guide for using plants native to the Northwestern U.S. in decorative ponds and aquariums. This publication is designed to promote the use of plants native to the northwestern U.S. for water gardening and aquariums. The information supports native aquatic plant propagation, landscaping, or noxious weed prevention. The brochure contains background information on native plant sources, noxious weeds, and ethical plant collection. It also has information about (and photos of) 20 suggested native aquatic and wetland plants. To view, visit www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0603004.html
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