OLYMPIA— A year ago yesterday, a natural gas pipeline explosion rocked Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, causing significant damage to dozens of surrounding buildings and negatively impacting operations for many small businesses…
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Lawmakers ready to rumble over pro wrestling regulations
From The Seattle Globalist – People pay next to nothing to gather around a ringed square and watch spandex-clad men and women scream, pile-drive and clothesline each other. Pro-wrestling is…
Washington Lawmakers On Elections: ‘Don’t Beat Up The Box’
From NW News Network – No matter how frustrated you might be with any given election, don’t batter the ballot drop boxes in Washington state. Lawmakers in both chambers of…
Rep. Jessyn Farrell’s floor speech on the Equal Pay Opportunity Act
On March 8, 2017, the state House of Representatives passed the Equal Pay Opportunity Act, which aims to close the gender pay gap in Washington state by prohibiting pay secrecy…
Levy cliff update and small business licensing
Levy cliff update: It passed and is on to the Governor’s desk! I have been working hard to find a way to fully fund education over the last 10 months….