OLYMPIA—How can we create jobs in timber and farm country? House Bill 2177 by Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) is designed to do exactly that, and the legislation recently got…
Free tuition in rural Washington gets hearing in House
Category: Press Releases
Kilduff files new bill to take on sexual predators in Pierce County
OLYMPIA – For too long, Pierce County has carried an unfair burden of sexually violent predators remaining in the area after leaving the treatment center on McNeil Island. Local communities…
House unanimously passes bill prohibiting state agencies from aiding in the creation of a federal religious registry.
Olympia – A civil-rights bill sponsored by Representative Derek Stanford (D-Bothell) unanimously passed the House. HB 2097 is bipartisan legislation, which restricts state agencies from sharing personal religious affiliation information with federal…
Stonier’s student nutrition bill first off the House floor
OLYMPIA – In their first floor vote of the 2018 legislative session, the House of Representatives approved a bill aimed at expanding programs that help students from low-income families receive…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press conference and public hearing on legislation to expand eligibility for the College Bound scholarship to undocumented students (HB 1488)
Who: Rep. Drew Hansen, D-Bainbridge Island, Chair of the House Higher Education Committee What: Press conference on House Bill 1488 (Washington Dream Act 2.0), which protects undocumented students from losing…