Overview The 60-day regular session for 2016 has come to a close. Unfortunately, the Legislature went into overtime because a budget agreement had not been reached. While special sessions are…
Governor signs Riccelli bill to keep neighborhood kids in neighborhood schools

OLYMPIA – In a ceremony on Friday, the Governor signed legislation sponsored by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) to keep neighborhood kids in neighborhood schools. The law, HB 2985, gives school…
Stronger felony DUI law, other DUI fixes sponsored by Rep. Goodman signed by governor

OLYMPIA – DUI law has been strengthened thanks to priority legislation sponsored by Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) this year. Goodman’s HB 2700 addresses various loopholes in DUI law and places…
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Governor signs Sheena Henderson law

OLYMPIA – Two years after the awful tragedy that resulted in the murder of Sheena Henderson at the hands of her husband, Chris Henderson, the Governor signed HB 1448, sponsored…