OLYMPIA – In what will be a critical component to putting the state in full compliance with the Supreme Court’s McCleary ruling, the House of Representatives approved a supplemental two-year operating budget…
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House budget completes expansion of UW computer science slots
OLYMPIA – The state House today passed a supplemental budget for the 2017-2019 biennium that includes major new investments in higher education. In addition to fully funding the State Need…
House Democrats offer supplemental budget proposal
This week, House Democrats revealed their proposed supplemental budget for 2018. HB 2299 received a public hearing in the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday and a committee vote on Wednesday. You can…
My side of the public records story
As many of my constituents now know, the State House and Senate passed Senate Bill 6617 this past Friday, which states that “the legislature intends to establish records disclosure obligations…
Statement by Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, on today’s passage of the Legislative Public Records Act
“Today the Legislature took an important first step into the sunshine with the passage of the Legislative Public Records Act. Openness and transparency in government are crucial components of democracy….