Why a drug decriminalization crisis looms for Washington state lawmakers After voting down a bill last month to keep drug possession illegal and boost services for people struggling with addiction,…
Dental Therapy Bill Signed by Governor
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…
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…