John Braun

Washington State’s 20th District Senator, John Braun, R-Centrailia, and Chair of the Senate Trade and Economic Development Committee, says Oregon’s private-insurance option has helped to lower the rates for employers, improve the quality of care for injured workers and reduced the amount of time-loss incurred.

20th District senator’s bill would give employers choice when buying industrial insurance OLYMPIA… Washington is one of only a handful of states that do not allow employers to choose between a state agency and private carriers when shopping for industrial insurance, also known as workers’ compensation. Sen. John Braun says...

Senator John Braun discusses jobs and education reform during his weekly video. He also talks about his decision to repeal the insurance portion of family leave./

Several business owners from around the state talk about supporting reform of the current workers’ compensation system. All of them agreed the cost of the system is wrecking thier chance to pay thier employees more, add new employees, or increase benefits.

Sen. John Braun, R-Chehalis, speaks to Q13’s C.R. Douglas about repealing the unfunded insurance portion of family leave. The bill does not repeal current federal, state or city family medical leave statutes.

Washington State’s 20th District Senator, John Braun, R-Centrailia, and Chair of the Senate Trade and Economic Development Committee, talks about his bill to help businesses in Washington State by repealing the never-funded paid family leave insurance provision of the 2007 family and medical leave act.

Washington State’s 20th District Freshman Senator, John Braun, R-Centrailia, and Chair of the Senate Trade and Economic Development Committee, talks about his first two weeks of the 2013 legislative session in Olympia.

Sen. Braun talks about his goals for the 2013 session, which include creating a better environment for job growth, funding education and balancing the state budget without raising taxes.

Proposed amendment would add supermajority requirement to state’s constitution OLYMPIA… Inspired by the repeated passage of initiatives requiring a two-thirds vote in the Legislature to raise taxes, Sen. John Braun is sponsoring Senate Joint Resolution 8200, which would let Washington voters decide whether to permanently add that supermajority standard to...