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LEGISLATIVE NEWS: House passes bill banning private prisons
(Versión en español más abajo) OLYMPIA—This morning, the House of Representatives said “no more” to abuses at private detention facilities in Washington state by passing House Bill 1090 with great...
Rep. Rule Bill to Support Small Businesses Passes State House
OLYMPIA – In a unanimous vote today, the state House passed legislation from Rep. Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) to support small businesses by expanding the Main Street Program. Rule is a...
Statement from Rep. Melanie Morgan on the Equity in Farming Act
OLYMPIA – Representative Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland) released the following statement after passage of House Bill 1395, the Equity in Farming Act, out of the House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural...
House passes two police accountability bills
OLYMPIA—The Washington House of Representatives yesterday passed two police accountability bills that are part of the package proposed by the House Democrats’ Policing Policy Leadership Team. HB 1088, by Rep....
MEDIA ADVISORY: 30th Legislative District to Host Virtual Town Hall
WHO: State Sen. Claire Wilson and Reps. Jesse Johnson and Jamila Taylor WHAT: Virtual town hall with 30th District residents WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. WHERE: Streamed live on the House Democratic...
Lekanoff Introduces the Washington Green Amendment
OLYMPIA – Yesterday, Rep. Debra Lekanoff (D-Bow) introduced a resolution to enact an amendment to the state constitution, ensuring the rights of all Washingtonians to clean water and air, a stable climate...
Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings Act passes out of House Environment & Energy Committee
OLYMPIA – The House Environment & Energy Committee passed HB 1084, the Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings Act, in executive session today. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Alex Ramel...
Capitol Ideas Podcast: Rep. Alex Ramel
Healthy homes and clean buildings. Who could argue with that? Not Rep. Alex Ramel, who’s sponsoring the Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings Act this session. Find out what it’s all...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Rule and Shewmake to Host Telephone Town Hall
WHO: Reps. Alicia Rule and Sharon Shewmake. They will also be joined by public health officials from the Whatcom County Health Department, Director Erika Lautenbach and Communicable Disease and Epidemiology...
PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY: Harris-Talley bill for ranked choice voting in local elections
SEATTLE—Increase representation and voter participation in local elections—that’s the goal of House Bill 1156, introduced by Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-Seattle) and 26 cosponsors to allow ranked choice voting in some...