OLYMPIA — Since the COVID-19 pandemic, community arts venues & cultural access programs have struggled to recover, threatening jobs, local economies, and the cultural identity of the state. Today, the…
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House passes Duerr bill on planning for climate change and natural disasters
OLYMPIA—Legislation by State Rep. Davina Duerr (D-Bothell) would change how we plan for growth, climate change, and natural disasters. “We can do a better job of planning, adapting, and building…
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: House sends Chapman’s crab sanitary control bill to the Senate for the third time in a row
OLYMPIA—A measure to keep crab fishery from closing, thus ensuring crab meat availability, and a flowing economy along coastal communities, was passed by the House of Representatives on a unanimous…
House Passes Kloba Bill to Provide Protections for Medical Cannabis
OLYMPIA—Washington was on the leading edge of cannabis legalization. While this industry was opened cautiously, it still has gaps and inequalities that need to be fixed. Rep. Shelley Kloba (D-Kenmore) has…
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: House passes bill to regulate conditions in private detention facilities / Cámara aprueba proyecto de ley para regular condiciones en centros privados de detención
Watch Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self’s Floor remarks / Vea el discurso en el Pleno de la Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self (incluye subtítulos en español): Ver más abajo para la versión en español…