Riccelli Bill to Expand Health Care Access Signed Into Law
OLYMPIA – Rural communities may soon have more access to health care, thanks to a law signed by the governor. The bill, HB 2041, was another key piece of legislation…
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State supplemental budget makes huge investments in addressing fentanyl, boosts commitments to students, housing, and climate action
Para español, por favor presione aquí OLYMPIA – Budget leaders in both chambers unveiled an agreed-to budget that puts Washington’s families and students first. The supplemental budget, which builds on…
Riccelli Bill to Expand Preventive Services Passes Senate
OLYMPIA – Washington continues to lead the way in ensuring preventive services are covered by health care plans in the state, an expansion of services covered under the Affordable Care…
Macri: “The hopes of renters died in the Senate today”
OLYMPIA – Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) released the following statement upon failure of the Senate Ways & Means Committee to pass HB 2114, Rep. Emily Alvarado’s (D-Seattle) legislation to end…
MEDIA ADVISORY: State House Democrats to Release Operating Budget Proposal on Monday
WHAT: House Democrats will release their proposed state supplemental operating budget proposal and take questions from the media at an in-person press conference. WHO: Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon (D-West Seattle), Appropriations Chair Timm Ormsby (D-Spokane), and Appropriations Vice Chairs Steve Bergquist (D-Renton), Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac) and…