WASHINGTON STATE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
OLYMPIA – Statement from Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D – Tacoma) on capture of escaped Western State Hospital patients: “I am relieved to hear both men who escaped together from Western…
Legislative News from Representative Ruth Kagi (D-Seattle) April 7, 2016 OLYMPIA – Governor Inslee has signed House Bill 2439 to address the delivery of mental health services to children and…
OLYMPIA – While poverty and homelessness have been frequent topics in recent months, the issue of youth hunger has been a consistent focus for the House Democrats. Hungry kids don’t…
OLYMPIA – In a ceremony on Friday, the Governor signed legislation sponsored by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) to keep neighborhood kids in neighborhood schools. The law, HB 2985, gives school…
OLYMPIA – DUI law has been strengthened thanks to priority legislation sponsored by Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) this year. Goodman’s HB 2700 addresses various loopholes in DUI law and places…