OLYMPIA – Washington State took a major step toward pay equity today with the passage of the Equal Pay Opportunity Act. HB 1646, sponsored by Rep. Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island),…
State House approves equal pay legislation
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Budget committee hears from 13-year-old girl, passes ABLE Act 29-3
OLYMPIA—A little girl with purple hair changed their minds. Emma Patterson sat in front of lawmakers and cameras, in a meeting of the most powerful committee in the House—Appropriations—to talk…
Rossetti bill aims to save lives of diabetics and other patients
OLYMPIA–Brian Chase of Longview had a simple message to lawmakers: going without his insulin could kill him. Chase made the trip to the state capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 26 to…
Education Day in Olympia
Rep. Pat Sullivan Update: Education WINS in WA House of Representatives Today is a big day for education in Washington state. Your House of Representatives in Olympia voted to achieve…
Bipartisan ‘Safe Today’ bills dropped in Legislature
OLYMPIA – A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a package of bills related to rape kits and justice for survivors of sexual assault, dubbed “Safe Today” legislation. This is…