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Net neutrality protections headed to governor’s desk
OLYMPIA – Legislators have protected a free and open internet in the state of Washington with bipartisan legislation now headed to the governor’s desk. On a 35-14 vote, the state...
House approves budget that includes nearly $1 billion in additional teacher compensation funding
OLYMPIA – In what will be a critical component to putting the state in full compliance with the Supreme Court’s McCleary ruling, the House of Representatives approved a supplemental two-year...
House budget completes expansion of UW computer science slots
OLYMPIA – The state House today passed a supplemental budget for the 2017-2019 biennium that includes major new investments in higher education. In addition to fully funding the State Need...
Family Members caring for aging loved one get break under Kilduff bill
OLYMPIA – Family members caring for an aging loved one might soon see a break and have greater access to respite care under legislation passed by the House. The bill...
Bill removing fees on credit freezes for consumers moves forward
OLYMPIA – The House and Senate continue to work together to protect consumers after the largest credit reporting agency breach in history. Bills that would eliminate the $10 fee currently...
Senn hails passage of legislation banning bump stocks
OLYMPIA—Earlier today, the House of Representatives approved legislation to ban bump-fire stocks. Senate Bill 5992, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, passed the House on a bipartisan vote...
Statement by Rep. Drew Hansen, D-Bainbridge Island, on today’s official publication in the Federal Register of the Federal Communications Commission’s reversal of net neutrality rules
“Today the FCC took the official step of publishing in the Federal Register its decision to repeal net neutrality rules. Doing so continues to move this bad decision forward at...
Tharinger: Capital budget invests in schools, rural broadband and mental health
OLYMPIA—The chair of the House Capital Budget Committee released changes (House Bill 2395) to the two-year construction budget that would invest more in public school construction, access to broadband internet...
House Democratic budget includes $1 billion in property tax relief; funding increases for public schools, mental health services, financial aid.
OLYMPIA – House Democrats unveiled their supplemental two-year operating budget proposal today, which would increase funding for public schools, mental health services, college financial aid and provide $1 billion in...
House budget proposal includes major wins for higher education
OLYMPIA – The state funding backlog for a program providing college financial aid to students from families with low incomes is on track to be fully eliminated under the budget...