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Senate Passes Walkinshaw Bill to Open Opportunities to Work for People with Former Criminal Justice Involvement
Olympia – Today, the Washington State Senate passed the Certificate of Restoration of Opportunities Act (CROP), a bill developed to remove barriers to occupational licenses for qualified applicants who have...
Senate passes amended Sheena Henderson Law
OLYMPIA – By a 48-0 vote, the state Senate passed an amended version of Sheena and Chris Henderson’s Law, HB 1448. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane), addresses...
House Approves Rep. Fey’s State Patrol Bill
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 House Approves Rep. Fey’s State Patrol Bill Strong bipartisan support for officer recruitment and retention OLYMPIA – With a 85-12 vote, the House of Representatives passed...
Rep. Walkinshaw’s bill to protect senior consumers passes the Senate with a unanimous vote
OLYMPIA – By a unanimous vote (47-0), the Washington Senate passed Rep. Brady Walkinshaw’s (D-Seattle) consumer protection measure which will provide increased transparency and oversight of continuing care retirement communities...
Schools to add sexual abuse in plans to keep children safe
OLYMPIA—Legislation requiring school districts to include sexual abuse in their plans to help distressed students is headed to Governor Inslee’s desk after the Senate gave it its unanimous support earlier...
Senate budget hurts, House budget invests in Washington’s local government priorities
OLYMPIA – The state House and Senate budgets offer vastly different approaches to the problems facing Washington’s cities, counties and other local governments. Rep. Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island), who chairs...
Kilduff delivers big for Narrows Bridge, Lakewood Water District
OLYMPIA – As a freshman legislator, Rep. Christine Kilduff (D—University Place) has established herself as a persistent advocate for the 28th legislative district, fighting for veterans and improving transportation in...
House construction budget ‘builds a better Washington’
New K-3 classrooms, affordable housing & mental health facilities OLYMPIA—The House released a bipartisan construction budget along with a related proposal that would put $1 billion toward building schools in...
Investing in housing and services in Everett
Legislative News from Rep. June Robinson (D-Everett) February 24, 2016 Investing in housing and services in Everett OLYMPIA – The capital budget proposal released today by the House invests $312 million...
ADVISORY: House releases bipartisan capital budget and school construction bill
WHO: Capital Budget Chair Steve Tharinger, Ranking Member Richard DeBolt and other lawmakers WHAT: Short press availability on the 2016 Capital Budget (House Bill 2380, Tharinger, DeBolt) and the school...