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Legislative Update: Fireworks Ban, Healthcare Cost Transparency, Childcare Costs
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Legislative Update: Session 2020 Begins, Senate passes plastic bag bag, hearing on healthcare cost transparency
Now Accepting Page Applications Every year, students ages 14 to 16 come from all over the state to serve as legislative pages in the House of Representatives for one week….
Looking ahead: Environmental bills in 2020
In the 2019 session, some key environmental policies were enacted and critical investments made to act on climate, promote clean energy, and protect orcas and marine life. We’ve celebrated those…
Legislative Update: First in the nation
Dear friends & neighbors, We had an incredibly successful legislative session, creating landmark legislation that puts people first. Washington has long been an incubator for progressive policy ideas, and we have…
Environmental recap: Breakthrough progress, looking ahead
Those of us who care about protecting the environment have many reasons to be happy about the 2019 legislative session. This was the most productive session in decades for clean…
Fitzgibbon bill puts key orca task force recommendations into state law
OLYMPIA – Several measures to help protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales were signed into law today, including a bill codifying key recommendations of the governor’s orca task force. Sponsored…
House passes Bill committing Washington to 100-percent clean energy
OLYMPIA – A historic bill to commit Washington to 100-percent clean energy from renewable and zero-emission sources took another step forward today following passage by the Washington House of Representatives….
Legislative Update: Tobacco 21 signed into law, vacating marijuana convictions
Note from Eileen: Quick Update on T-21 We have spoken about the Legislature’s effort to end youth tobacco use (HB 1074) a number of times. The legislation raises the legal…
Legislative Update: High school graduation requirements, college scholarships, collective bargaining
Note from Joe: Standing against violence and hate: Our statement on the New Zealand attacks The attacks at two mosques in New Zealand earlier this month have left us deeply…
Climate, Orcas, Plastics: What’s still moving forward in the Legislature
We have officially passed the deadline known as “House of Origin cutoff” in the state Legislature. Any bills not necessary to implement the budget must have passed the chamber in…