Justice vs. safety: Washington lawmakers clash over sentencing reform bill House Bill 1125 (HB 1125) would allow certain incarcerated individuals to petition for a reduced sentence if their original sentence…
Nance bill: Salmon and orca get help from kelp
OLYMPIA—House Bill 1631, introduced by Rep. Greg Nance (D-Kitsap) to establish bull kelp as Washington state’s marine forest was passed out of the House Committee on State Government & Tribal…
House Passes Tyler’s Law to Restrict Sales of Lethal Substance
OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives has passed House Bill 1209, also known as Tyler’s Law, to regulate the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, a product linked…
Taylor introduces Keep our Care Act to protect access to quality, affordable health care in WA
OLYMPIA—Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way) introduced House Bill 1881 today to protect access to quality, affordable healthcare in WA, including the full range of reproductive, end-of-life, and 5 gender-affirming health…
Stearns bill to retroactively remove juvenile points from adult sentencing passes committee
OLYMPIA— A bill sponsored by Rep. Chris Stearns (D-Auburn) that would allow for the resentencing of adults whose juvenile record influenced the length of their sentence passed out of the…