Health insurance rate secrecy to end, Legislature decides
OLYMPIA – The Senate this afternoon overwhelmingly passed a bill that increases the transparency of health insurance rate hikes. It now goes to the House of Representatives, which originally approved…
Rep. Kristine Lytton’s April 7 Legislative Update
Dear friends and neighbors, This has been a wild time here in Olympia. With cut-off deadlines flying by, lots of visitors and the release of budget proposals, things have been…
Transportation funding bill targets basic but urgent needs
OLYMPIA – House transportation leaders this week rolled out a plan to fund basic but overdue improvements for road maintenance and preservation, the State Patrol, ferries and transit. The plan…
Video: Jinkins on clean water, public health
On April 7, 2011, Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, spoke on the House floor in support of Senate Bill 5364, dealing with public water systems to ensure safe drinking water. Jinkins…