OLYMPIA — In the 1990s, Washington lost 86,000 acres a year to wildfires. By 2015 the average had climbed to nearly a half million acres a year. Last year? 812,000…
State House OK’s long-term plan to prevent and fight wildfires
House passes Thai’s expanded Working Families Tax Credit
OLYMPIA—On Tuesday, March 9, the Washington House of Representatives passed a bill that puts more money in the pockets of working families. House Bill 1297 sponsored by Rep. My-Linh Thai, D-Bellevue, is an expansion of the 2008 working families tax exemption, making over…
Shewmake bill making e-bikes more affordable passes House
OLYMPIA – Today, the state House passed a bill to provide a sales tax exemption for the purchase of new electric bicycles and up to $200 in related cycling equipment….
Callan bill could ease the childcare shortage in Washington
OLYMPIA – The availability of childcare in Washington is in short supply and a bill approved in the state House Monday night, HB 1370, sponsored by Rep. Lisa Callan (D-5,…
House passes Senn bill to expand access to child care
OLYMPIA – Today, the House passed the Fair Start for Kids Act, sponsored by Rep. Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island), to address the child care crisis and make child care more…