WA eyes pay-by-mile system as gas tax revenue declines After more than a decade of tabletop exercises, pilot programs and studies, the legislature is finally going to take up the…
Simmons Bill to Open Pathways for Community-Based Health Care in Jails to Hear Public Testimony in the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
OLYMPIA – Most Washington residents are able to shop around for health insurance that fits their family’s circumstances and wallets. This is not the case incarcerated individuals, and the communities…
Training Requirement Improvements for Long Term Care Passes House
OLYMPIA—As the population in the United States ages, more of us will need to access long-term care. Washington state led the nation by becoming the first state in the nation…
Tuesday, February 11
Legislators hear bill to lengthen sentences for organized retail theft Heard in the House Committee on Community Safety Monday afternoon, House Bill 1276 would create a new sentencing enhancement for…
Thomas bill to protect home ownership is heard committee
OLYMPIA – On Monday, the House Housing committee heard legislation to protect single-family homes from large corporate and investment purchasers. House Bill 1732, sponsored by Rep. Brianna Thomas, D-West Seattle,…