OLYMPIA – Students with disabilities and exceptional needs continue to lack equitable access to special education programs and funding in Washington state. Seeing an “unconscionable” failure to meet the state’s…
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Hansen secures $50M for public broadband
OLYMPIA — Washington state tribes, public utility & port districts, towns, cities and counties will see $50 million more in state funding for public broadband services following passage of the…
Legislature Passes Bipartisan Bill Targeting Illegal Robocalls
OLYMPIA – Governor Jay Inslee was joined by democratic lawmakers and the Attorney General’s Office to celebrate the signing of House Bill 1051, the Robocall Spam Protection Act. Introduced by…
Senate passes Tharinger bills on rural infrastructure and biomass
OLYMPIA—The passage of two bills by Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend) means more jobs and infrastructure in timber and farm country. Since 1998, rural counties built critical infrastructure using part…
Fey’s ferry bill now heads to the Governor’s desk
OLYMPIA—This past weekend, the Walla Walla ferry that traverses the waters between Seattle and Bainbridge Island ran aground. Nearly 600 passengers and vehicles were offloaded, and the 50-year-old ferry was…