OLYMPIA – One in five students have difficulty learning to read or see numbers due to dyslexia Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes learning difficulties in reading, writing, and…
Category: Press Releases
Legislature approves Orwall’s bill to reduce blight by addressing abandoned properties
OLYMPIA—A measure to address services and process for foreclosed and abandoned residential homes passed the Senate earlier today on a unanimous vote. “This is a critical bill to address abandoned…
Legislature passes measure to name State Route 395 after late Speaker Tom Foley
OLYMPIA – A joint memorial requesting to name State Route 395 the “Thomas S. ‘Tom’ Foley Memorial Highway” sponsored by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) won approval by the state Senate…
Drug take-back legislation passes the Senate on a unanimous vote
OLYMPIA –Yesterday, the Washington Senate passed House Bill 1047, also known as the Secure Drug Take Back Act, on a unanimous vote of 49-0. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Strom…
Legislature passes bill to protect Washingtonians’ religious information
OLYMPIA — Disclosing someone’s religious affiliation to the federal government constitutes an unfair practice and a violation of state discrimination laws, as a result of legislation passed today by the…