Yesterday, the House of Representatives took a step forward to learn from these tragedies and prevent child fatalities in the future. The House, in a 93-5 vote, approved HB 2165. …
House passes bill to prevent child deaths
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Higher education information: Reaching out, looking in
We live in the Information Age, as a Google search will confirm, and a couple of bills that sailed through the House Higher Education Committee Feb. 5 deal with information…
Legislative Session Update
The Legislature is already hitting cut-off deadlines as this short session approaches the half-way mark. Last Wednesday was the last day House policy committees could pass non-budget bills on to…
Fixing a 640-property hole in the law
If 640 new properties were suddenly slated for development right next to your house, would you be a bit concerned? What if you followed all the proper appeals, won your…
Gov. Inslee announces moratorium on executions
I applaud Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision that Washington state will carry out no executions during his term as governor. As a legislator, and as a citizen, two of my primary…