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Sells to retire from State House
OLYMPIA – Snohomish-area State Representative Mike Sells, D-Everett, announced he will not seek reelection in November. Over his 17+ years in the House of Representatives, Sells, who has been at...
Rep. Drew Hansen: Washington is 49 out of 50 in FAFSA completion. Time to fix it.
Lawmakers in Olympia are hoping to assist more students to pay for college by helping them access money that’s available but unclaimed. If you’ve never heard of the FAFSA, you’re...
House Passes Bills to Clarify Police Reform Laws
OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives passed a pair of bills Friday afternoon to clarify portions of the police reform package passed by the Legislature last year. HB...
Davis, Carlyle introduce bills to close pharmaceutical warehouse distributor tax loophole, fund addiction recovery
Olympia— Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline) and Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D-Seattle) introduced House Bill 2091 and Senate Bill 5952, respectively, this week to fund addiction recovery services by closing the pharmaceutical warehouse...
House passes Duerr bill to tackle climate change through the comprehensive planning process
OLYMPIA – The House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Davina Duerr, D-Bothell, that would incorporate climate change mitigation into the Growth Management Act. House Bill 1099 would require local governments to plan...
House passes WA Cares rollout extension, voluntary exemption for military spouses, disabled vets, and others
OLYMPIA – The House of Representatives responded quickly to public input by passing two Democratic bills to improve the WA Cares Fund by extending the rollout, delaying premiums for working families, and offering voluntary exemptions...
Paul and Rule introduce one-time sales tax holiday to ‘shop local and save’
OLYMPIA—Whether your kids need back-to-school clothes or you need a new dishwasher, a proposed law would exempt such purchases from sales taxes for three days in September. “This is about helping our friends, neighbors, and...
Speaker Jinkins: 2022 legislative session is about ‘moving everyone forward’
OLYMPIA – The state House of Representatives held opening day ceremonies for the 2022 legislative session today, with most legislators participating remotely — rather than on the House floor —...
House Democrats Introduce Bills to Provide Clarity to Police Accountability Laws
OLYMPIA – House Democrats introduced a pair of bills last week to clarify portions of the historic police accountability package passed by the Legislature last year. Legislators passed a package...
Statements from Governor Inslee, House and Senate Democratic Leadership on delaying the Washington Cares Fund premium assessment
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee, together with Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) and House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), released the following statements this morning on delaying the Washington Cares...