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Freshman Legislator Clyde Shavers Passes Two Bills to Governor | March 30, 2023
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…
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Gregerson’s bill to combat hunger now heads to the Governor’s desk | March 30, 2023
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…
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House Committee Amends Senate Bill to Create Comprehensive System for Drug Treatment and Possession | March 28, 2023
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…
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Senate Committee Passes Fosse Bill Expanding Unemployment Benefits | March 28, 2023
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…
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House Democrats release state transportation budget / Demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes publican su presupuesto estatal de transporte | March 27, 2023
Para la versión en español, favor de ver más abajo OLYMPIA—House Democrats proposed a second supplemental transportation budget for the 2021-23 biennium and the new transportation budget for the 2023-25…
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Tharinger: House proposes record-breaking $8.3 billion construction budget / Tharinger: Cámara de Representantes propone un presupuesto de construcción récord de $ 8.3 mil millones | March 27, 2023
Para la versión en español, favor de ver más abajo OLYMPIA—Washington state would make historic investments in housing under the construction budget unveiled by Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend), chair…
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House Democrats release “Resilient Washington” state operating budget / Demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes lanzan su presupuesto operativo estatal “Resilient Washington” | March 27, 2023
Para la versión en español, favor de ver más abajo OLYMPIA – House Democrats unveiled their “Resilient Washington” 2023-2025 operating budget on Monday. The plan will maintain critical investments made…
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Fosse Bill Removing Antiquated & Racist Terminology in Unemployment Law Heads to Governor | March 24, 2023
OLYMPIA – On Wednesday, the Senate passed House Bill 1107 unanimously. Rep. Mary Fosse, D-Everett, introduced the legislation to remove the terms ‘master’ and ‘servant’ from our state’s unemployment law….
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