Governor signs sweeping police-reform laws Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial…
Governor approves Johnson bill to require youth attorney access
OLYMPIA – A new law, sponsored by Rep. Jesse Johnson (D-Federal Way), to require that a youth be provided access to an attorney when they are arrested and read their…
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New laws aim to keep people from losing their homes in Washington When Carol Porter filed for bankruptcy in 2015, she didn’t expect she would lose her Issaquah home in…
Slatter statement on veto of COVID-19 health care data privacy bill
OLYMPIA – The following statement was released by Representative Vandana Slatter (D-Bellevue) following the governor’s veto of House Bill 1127. “While I am deeply disappointed by the Governor’s decision to…
Statement from House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) on today’s partial veto of E3SHB 1091, the clean fuel standard bill
Statement from House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) on today’s partial veto of E3SHB 1091, the Clean Fuel Standard bill: “Washington Courts have consistently held that as a co-equal branch of…