OLYMPIA – Today, the state House passed a bill from Rep. Mari Leavitt (D-University Place) to extend a tax credit for businesses working with students in employment training programs. The…
State House passes Leavitt’s workforce training bill
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Bill to Protect Survivors of Violence by Improving the Civil Protection Order System Passes House
OLYMPIA – A bill to improve the civil order protection system passed the House today with a 53-44 vote. Sponsored by Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland), House Bill 1320 codifies temporary…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: House passes Rep. Hackney’s first bill allowing state agencies to upgrade their data infrastructure
OLYMPIA – Last night, the House passed HB 1274 with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 96 to 2. This bill, introduced by Rep. David Hackney (D-Tukwila), gives state agencies the…
Leavitt bill to expand education opportunities for incarcerated people passes state House
OLYMPIA – Today, the state House voted 96-2 to pass a strong bipartisan bill from Rep. Mari Leavitt (D-University Place) to create pathways from prison to postsecondary education for people…
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: House passes Harris-Talley’s first bill paving an equitable pathway to build affordable childcare buildings
OLYMPIA – Yesterday, the House passed HB 1331, sponsored by Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-Seattle), modifying childcare and early learning facilities’ impact fees based on the actual effects they…