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Ask Tina 1: Legal Financial Obligations & the Ag-gag bill | January 27, 2015
Rep. Tina Orwall responds to constituent emails on House Bill 1390, Legal Financial Obligations, and House Bill 1104, the Ag-gag bill.
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The Columbian Editorial: Raise Smoking Age to 21 | January 27, 2015
Washington should be first state in U.S. to take further step to promote health Published: January 27, 2015, 6:01 AM One of the strongest arguments in favor of raising the…
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers seeks to replace death penalty with life in prison without parole | January 26, 2015
OLYMPIA – A bipartisan group of state lawmakers introduced a bill today that would replace the death penalty in Washington state with a sentence of life in prison without parole….
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Rep. Orwall’s e-newsletter for January 23, 2015 | January 23, 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2015 I was proud to preside on the House floor on MLK Day on Monday! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an incredible leader of…
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Victims of revenge porn could seek civil liability under Orwall & Padden bills | January 22, 2015
OLYMPIA—A couple of bills introduced in the Washington State House and Senate could give victims of revenge porn some restitution by making a person civilly liable for distributing intimate images…
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Orwall bill would increase smoking age from 18 to 21 | January 21, 2015
New bill would make Washington the nation’s first state to raise legal age for tobacco and vapor products to 21 OLYMPIA — Washington has long been at the forefront of…
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Rep. Orwall’s E-Newsletter for January 16, 2015 | January 16, 2015
Dear Neighbors, The 2015 Legislative Session began this past Monday, and as I took the oath of office on the floor of the House I was filled with gratitude for…
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Orwall’s bill could bring justice for rape victims in Washington | January 15, 2015
Back in November, KING 5 reported that Seattle Police Department’s records show that in a little over a decade, 1,641 rape kits were booked into evidence. But only 365 were…
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Orwall re-elected Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore-Designate | December 6, 2014
This morning, Rep. Tina Orwall was selected Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore-designate by her fellow Democratic Caucus. “It’s an honor to once again have the opportunity to serve in this capacity,”…
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Why aren’t so many rape kits sent to the lab? | November 26, 2014
The numbers are staggering: out 0f 1,641 rape kits booked into evidence over a period of 10 years, why did the Seattle Police Department only test 365? Rep. Tina Orwall,…
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