OLYMPIA — Seattle and King County Public Health officials have confirmed that there are now multiple cases of coronavirus in King County, including numerous people who are hospitalized. Sadly, one…
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House approves budget investing in housing, child care, health care
OLYMPIA – With less than two weeks to go in the 2020 legislative session, the state House passed a supplemental operating budget this evening that invests in housing and homelessness,…
Entenman bill would help the 40 percent of community and technical college students who go hungry
Survey finds that over 40 percent of community and technical college students struggle with food insecurity as federal government denies effort to allow for more SNAP options on college campuses…
House and Senate Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
OLYMPIA —Sen. Emily Randall (D-Bremerton) and Rep. Christine Kilduff (D-University Place) today sponsored resolutions celebrating the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation that established…
Transportation budget protects vulnerable, restarts paused projects
OLYMPIA—The budget proposed by House Transportation Committee Chair Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma) addresses the $453 million shortfall in revenue caused by the passage of Initiative 976. “We are committed to…