2/15/2011 We are starting the sixth week of the session, and heading right into the year’s first major milestone – policy committee cut-off. After February 17, no further House bills…
Rep. Hasegawa’s e-memo – Feb 15, 2011
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House approves bill to keep incarcerated parents close to their kids
Rep. Mary Helen Roberts says policy helps both inmates and children OLYMPIA – The House of Representatives this week unanimously passed a measure to ensure inmates trying to maintain relationships…
Unanimous House vote sends Moscoso’s first bill on to the Senate
OLYMPIA – The state House of Representatives this morning unanimously endorsed Rep. Luis Moscoso’s House Bill 1229, but not before engaging in a round of good-natured camaraderie with the new…
Bill to reform collection tactics to be heard this Thursday, February 17
OLYMPIA—Imagine finding yourself behind bars and not knowing why. That’s what happened to Janelle Leslie. She essentially ended up in jail for a debt she did not even know she…
Miloscia living wage bill supported in House Labor committee
OLYMPIA—State Rep. Mark Miloscia wants the state minimum wage to be a living wage that that enables all full-time employees to support themselves and their families with dignity. “This bill…