House Passes Donaghy Bill to Improve Statewide Resilience
OLYMPIA— What if the worst happened – would we be ready? Almost one month ago, forty-five thousand people died in an earthquake in Turkey. Our state faces a similar threat....
Critical Behavioral Health Workforce Bill Clears House Unanimously
OLYMPIA — Workforce shortages are plaguing nearly every industry in Washington, and that’s especially true for the state’s behavioral health professions. Today, the Washington House of Representatives passed House Bill...
House Passes Reed Bill to Preserve Community Arts Programs
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...
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...