Last week’s newsletter on Gov. Inslee’s Carbon Action Pricing Model got a lot of comments – about three times the normal amount. Thanks for reading it! The bill has arrived…
Gov. Inslee’s Carbon Pricing Model, Part 2
Proposal to raise smoking age passes House Health Care Committee with bipartisan vote
Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s agency-request bill to raise the state’s legal smoking age to 21 passed a key legislative hurdle today. The House Health Care & Wellness Committee approved the…
Gregory bill expands higher-ed for dependents of military personnel killed or disabled in action, MIA, POWs
It’s not the first bill sponsored by freshman state Rep. Carol Gregory, but for the children of military personnel who are killed, go missing, or are totally disabled in service…
Gregerson bill ensuring family wage jobs advances in legislature
OLYMPIA – Today, in the House Committee on Labor, HB 1786, sponsored by Rep. Mia Gregerson, D-SeaTac, was voted out of committee with a “do pass” recommendation. The bill creates…
Rep. Jessyn Farrell’s statement on HB 1449: The Oil Transportation Safety Act
“I was disappointed, but unsurprised at the news out of West Virginia yesterday. At this point, with derailments almost weekly, and the sheer amount of crude being brought into some…