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White coat ceremony launches inaugural WSU medical school class
Spokane producing more physicians to meet need in underserved areas SPOKANE – The inaugural class of Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine will be officially welcomed into...
Rep. Orwall to co-chair national Military and Veterans Task Force
Earlier this month, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a bipartisan organization that provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state...
Billions in new schools, colleges and parks are at stake
Should Washington allocate $1 billion for new public school construction and $800 million for colleges and universities, or should we put all those construction projects on hold? That seems like...
Stanford and Springer issue statements on Hirst impasse
OLYMPIA— After months of negotiations ended with no solution to address the contentious issue of water rights and rural development in response to the Supreme Court ruling known as the...
Gang prevention funding included in new state budget to improve public safety
With a rise in violent gang activity in South King County over the last year, state lawmakers sought and secured funding in the new state budget to help prevent street...
4-corner agreement reached on state’s capital budget
OLYMPIA – Negotiators representing all four legislative caucuses reached an agreement on Tuesday evening on a proposed $4 billion capital budget, which funds construction projects for schools, colleges, parks,...
Federal Way Legislator Kristine Reeves Appointed to Veterans Committee
OLYMPIA – State Representative Kristine Reeves (D-Federal Way) has been appointed to a committee to study military and veterans’ issues that makes recommendations to the Legislature for changes to state...
Eastside legislators receive the Arc of King County Inclusion Award
OLYMPIA – Rep. Joan McBride (D-48th, Kirkland) and Rep. Roger Goodman (D-45th, Kirkland) were honored in a ceremony Thursday, July 13, for their legislative work supporting people with developmental disabilities....
$4 billion in projects and jobs at risk
The state capital budget (House Bill 1075) funds $4.18 billion in construction projects around the state. Those projects are vital to our schools, universities, parks, environment and economy. Now that the...
Orwall and Pellicciotti get funding for Sea-Tac air quality study
Sea-Tac Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the nation with 3.4 million more passengers last year than in 2015. With the highest total annual number of arrivals...