Why a drug decriminalization crisis looms for Washington state lawmakers After voting down a bill last month to keep drug possession illegal and boost services for people struggling with addiction,…
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Monday, May 15
Lawmakers will take another shot at Washington’s drug-possession law State lawmakers will be back in Olympia this week for a special session to take on the state’s soon-to-expire drug-possession law….
Friday, May 12
WA lawmakers’ ‘year of housing’ could ease the affordability crisis For years, proposals in the Washington Legislature to address the state’s dire housing availability and affordability crisis have withered and…
Thursday, May 11
The national COVID emergency is over. What does that mean in WA? While most state and federal COVID proclamations have already lapsed, including masking and vaccination requirements, Thursday’s expiration of…
Representative Chris Stearns, First-Term Legislator, Achieves Significant State Investments for the 47th Legislative District
OLYMPIA – First-term legislator Representative Chris Stearns, who represents the 47th Legislative District and is a longtime resident of Auburn, has accomplished a great deal during his first legislative session….