OLYMPIA – Thousands of high school seniors received renewed hope for brighter futures today with the passage of HB 2224 by the House of Representatives. After weeks of negotiations with the…
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Riccelli bill creates health insurance ‘backstop’ for underserved counties
OLYMPIA – Responding to ever-dwindling options in the state’s individual health insurance market, as well as uncertainty around the future of the federal Affordable Care Act, Rep. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane,…
Reeves: Government shutdown puts thousands of families at risk
OLYMPIA—Senate Republicans introduced a budget that would raise property taxes $5.5 billion across the state and made cuts to social safety programs, such as the Housing and Essential Needs program which keeps…
Bipartisan, popularly supported, and research-based proposal to help kids in jeopardy
Legislative News from Representative Ruth Kagi (D-Seattle) Bipartisan, popularly supported, and research-based proposal to help kids in jeopardy OLYMPIA – A bipartisan proposal to change how the state serves children…
State government shutdown would hurt families, schools, businesses of the 1st Legislative District
OLYMPIA—A state government shutdown has never happened before in the history of Washington state. But what happens if a budget agreement isn’t reached by June 30, the end of the…