OLYMPIA – Yesterday, the Washington State Senate passed a substitute version of House Bill 1155, the My Health, My Data Act, increasing consumer protections regarding the collection, sharing, and sale of consumer health data. Many consumer products collect …
OLYMPIA—Washington state has an alarming homelessness crisis. Among those without a roof over their head every night are 30,000 students—or about three percent of those in K-12 schools. “I recognized the need to do more to help our young people,” said Rep. …
OLYMPIA—Representative Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island), Chair of the Jewish Caucus for the Washington State Legislature, was invited to participate in a White House Listening Session on the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. Held on April 4th, it was …
OLYMPIA – Last Monday, March 27, legislators and Washington tribal leaders gathered to view a documentary on salmon recovery, entitled “Our Sacred Obligation”, and to discuss the sustainability of salmon in Washington state. The event was hosted by Rep. …
OLYMPIA—Representative Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island), Chair of the Jewish Caucus for the Washington State Legislature, was invited to participate in a White House Listening Session on the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. Held on April 4th, it was …
OLYMPIA—A week ago, the House Democrats released their proposed transportation budget for the 2023-2025 biennium. Today, the $13.6 billion spending authority passed off the House floor with a vote of 96-1. The budget reflects several legislative and …
What you need to know about WA’s proposed $70B budget For the past two weeks, state lawmakers have been rolling out tentative budget plans. It’s still early — and lawmakers are already making tweaks, but a clearer picture of state spending is beginning to …
Traffic safety, ferries, State Patrol targeted in proposed transportation budgets Lawmakers for House and Senate Transportation committees each released budget proposals this week for the 2023-25 biennium, with a focus on similar priorities such as traffic …
OLYMPIA – Last Wednesday marked Senate passage of two important pieces of legislation, House Bill 1458 and House Bill 1499, for freshman Rep. Clyde Shavers’, D-Oak Harbor. HB 1458 establishes a workgroup to address legal and procedural barriers to …
OLYMPIA – Last Wednesday marked Senate passage of two important pieces of legislation, House Bill 1458 and House Bill 1499, for freshman Rep. Clyde Shavers’, D-Oak Harbor. HB 1458 establishes a workgroup to address legal and procedural barriers to …
OLYMPIA—Food costs are up 13 percent from one year ago. While everybody is noticing the highest levels of inflation this country has experienced since the 1980s, our most vulnerable are suffering from it the most. People on limited incomes or seniors are …
House committee members amend Senate’s version of drug possession bill. Here’s what’s different A bill to address the Washington state Supreme Court’s Blake decision on drug possession was amended Tuesday in the House Community Safety, Justice and Reentry …
WA Senate panel OKs assault weapon ban, a day after Nashville shooting A bill outlawing sale of assault weapons passed a critical test in the state Senate on Tuesday, moving a step closer to becoming law this year. The Democrat-sponsored legislation …
The House Community Safety, Justice & Reentry Committee passed an amended version of SB 5536, a bill ensuring access to pre-trial diversion, funding treatment and recovery services, and creating a more effective response to the substance use crisis, …
OLYMPIA – Yesterday, the Senate passed House Bill 1106 out of the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee. Introduced by Rep. Mary Fosse, D-Everett, the legislation addresses the gap in the UI system that many Washington families face when they are forced to …
OLYMPIA – Yesterday, the Senate passed House Bill 1106 out of the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee. Introduced by Rep. Mary Fosse, D-Everett, the legislation addresses the gap in the UI system that many Washington families face when they are forced to …
House proposes $69.5 billion ‘Resilient Washington’ budget, slightly more than Senate’s plan House budget writers proposed a $69.5 billion operating budget for the two-year, 2023-25 biennium on Monday. “We still hear from our constituents and communities …
OLYMPIA – House Democrats unveiled their “Resilient Washington” 2023-2025 operating budget on Monday. The plan will maintain critical investments made over the last few years and increase support for K-12 and special education, workforce development, and …
OLYMPIA—Washington state would make historic investments in housing under the construction budget unveiled by Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend), chair of the House Capital Budget Committee. “Families in every corner of the state are hurt by the …
OLYMPIA—House Democrats proposed a second supplemental transportation budget for the 2021-23 biennium and the new transportation budget for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, providing a spending authority of $10.3B and $13.6B, respectively. The budgets reflect …
