OLYMPIA—A new law signed today by Gov. Chris Gregoire will streamline and strengthen state privacy rules in order to speed housing and other assistance to the homeless. “The faster we…
Springer bill to speed homeless services signed into law
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Washington State House of Representatives State Rep. Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver (49th Legislative District)
ISSUE Gov. Chris Gregoire today partially vetoed Senate Bill 5073 – the medical-cannabis bill approved in the Legislature earlier this year. State Rep. Jim Moeller, who prime-sponsored the companion measure,…
Orwall’s bill recognizing International Baccalaureate Diploma signed by governor
OLYMPIA – Thanks to a bill signed today by Gov. Christine Gregoire, Washington students enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programmes (IB) will be able to graduate by earning the IB…
Kitsap’s Rep. Sherry Appleton to join Council of State Government’s “board of directors” for 13 western states
OLYMPIA – Washington state Rep. Sherry Appleton (D-23rd) has been appointed to the executive committee of the Council of State Governments-West (CSG-W), the division of the larger non-partisan Council of…
Slowing the Growth of Medicaid
New York state has a process for meeting an attractive goal: slowing the growth of Medicaid spending to the level of medical inflation. The New York Times opined positively on…