OLYMPIA—With a strong bipartisan vote of 94-0, the House of Representatives passed a state capital budget that will put tens of thousands of people to work building public schools, colleges,…
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E-Newsletter: 2018 End-of-Session Report, Part 5
Thanks for continuing to follow along with my series of end-of-session updates. Please visit my legislative website to see my previous four reports. This is the last e-newsletter I’m able…
E-Newsletter: 2018 End-of-Session Report, Part 3
Thanks for following along with my series of end-of-session updates. You can view my previous updates here and here. In this issue, I summarize a number of new protections for…
New law creates partnerships between local police and mental health professionals
OLYMPIA—A law by Rep. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) will create partnerships to help local law enforcement officers respond to calls that involve mental health issues. “Officers testified that behavioral health…
Legislative Update: Budget / Property Taxes / Common-Sense Gun Laws & School Safety
A budget that puts people first This week we passed the 2018 supplemental operating budget in the House. The supplemental budget makes corrections and adjustments to the biennial budget we…