WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Friday, Feb. 18

Mandatory masking in WA schools is ending, but some are wary of the change Students and teachers across the state will be able to go to class without masks starting… READ MORE

Thursday, Feb. 17

Legislative staff hold sickout after collective bargaining bill dies in WA Legislature Washington’s Democratic state lawmakers often talk up worker solidarity and union organizing. But after they failed to advance… READ MORE

Tuesday, Feb. 15

Ban of guns at government meetings, ballot counting advances Washington moved a step closer Monday to barring firearms where school boards and city councils meet, and where ballots are counted…. READ MORE

Monday, Feb. 14

Keeping kids in school during the pandemic has been tough. In WA, at least 29,000 can’t be found. Around the state and country, school districts have grappled with big enrollment… READ MORE

Friday, Feb. 11

Billions of federal dollars headed to Western forests to manage fires Less than a year after Washington state committed $328 million toward reducing the impacts of climate-charged catastrophic wildfire and… READ MORE