This week was the deadline for bills to pass out of their house of origin. Between Sunday and the 5pm Wednesday cutoff we spent about 47 hours on the floor reviewing,…
Week Six: House of Origin Cutoff
Month: February 2020
The Journal of the San Juans: Friday Harbor High students promote the tardigrade as Washington’s Official Micro-Animal in Olympia
The Friday Harbor High School Eco Club learned about tardigrades in their advanced placement environmental science class and were so fascinated that they took their interest to Olympia to help…
House Passes Rep. Ramel’s Scenic Bikeways Legislation
Today the Washington State House of Representatives approved HB 2587, Representative Alex Ramel’s scenic bikeways legislation. This was Ramel’s first bill to pass off the house floor, and it received…
Orcas Issues: Friday Harbor students promote Tardigrade to state legislature
The Friday Harbor High School Eco Club learned about Tardigrades in their AP Environmental Science class, and were so fascinated that they took their interest to Olympia to help give…
Kicking Off Week Five
Keeping our promise to make college education more affordable and accessible, SB 6492 – Last Thursday the House voted to pass SB 6492 and the Governor has signed it into…
The Columbian: Clark County homeless advocates meet with legislators to push for bills
OLYMPIA — Hundreds of people rallied on the steps of the Washington Capitol Monday afternoon, calling for housing justice and support from lawmakers. There didn’t used to be so many…