OLYMPIA – More rural and underserved communities will have access to preventive dental care soon, thanks to a bill signed into law by the governor today. HB 1678 allows dental…
Dental Therapy Bill Signed by Governor
Monday, May 15
Lawmakers will take another shot at Washington’s drug-possession law State lawmakers will be back in Olympia this week for a special session to take on the state’s soon-to-expire drug-possession law….
Friday, May 12
WA lawmakers’ ‘year of housing’ could ease the affordability crisis For years, proposals in the Washington Legislature to address the state’s dire housing availability and affordability crisis have withered and…
Bill to improve diversity in clinical trials signed by Governor
OLYMPIA – Positive healthcare outcomes are disproportionately less likely to occur in overburdened communities. Rep. My-Linh Thai, D-Bellevue, has introduced and passed House Bill 1745 to increase diversity in clinical…
Governor Signs Bill Requiring Transparency in Special Interest “AstroTurf” Lobbying Funding
OLYMPIA – Government works best when it is open, accessible, and transparent. Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-North Seattle and a board member of the Coalition for Open Government, continues to lead…