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First Responder Military Leave Fix Passes Legislature
OLYMPIA – Military service members in the National Guard or other branches of the Armed Forces often end up in civilian jobs that have irregular or nontraditional work shifts, such...
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Rep. Pettigrew bill creates an ombuds for the Department of Corrections
Legislative news from Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle March 7, 2018 Rep. Pettigrew bill creates an ombuds for the Department of Corrections OLYMPIA – This week, House Bill 1889, cleared the...
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$15.5 million for 19th district in supplemental construction budget passed today
OLYMPIA—This afternoon the House of Representatives passed SB 6095, the 2018 Supplemental Capital Budget on a 96-2 vote. The Supplemental Capital Budget makes corrections and adjustments to the Biennial Capital...
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Governor signs Hansen’s first-in-nation net neutrality bill into law
Governor Inslee signed HB 2282 into law this afternoon, protecting a free and open internet for Washington consumers. Rep. Drew Hansen (D-Bainbridge Island), the bill’s prime sponsor, was there for...
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Rep. Valdez sponsored measure, aimed at protecting children’s privacy, heads to governor’s desk
OLYMPIA – Protecting children, especially when they are dealing with their most vulnerable moments, is a value we all hold dear. The bi-cameral unanimous passing of Rep. Javier Valedz’s (D-Seattle)...
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Student Loan Bill of Rights wins legislative approval
OLYMPIA – Legislation expanding consumer protections for Washington’s 800,000 student loan borrowers is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the state House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support on...
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Atlantic Salmon Farming Ban Passes Legislature
OLYMPIA – After the Atlantic Salmon net pen collapse occurred last August, the Legislature determined that action was needed to protect native salmon populations. Representative Kristine Lytton, D-Anacortes, led the...
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Senate passes Frame legislation to expand open educational resources
OLYMPIA –Earlier today, the Washington State Senate passed House Bill 1561 on a unanimous vote of 49-0. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, would expand the development of...
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Bill ensuring every kindergartner through second grader is screened for reading obstacles that are indicators of dyslexia passes legislature
OLYMPIA – One in five students have difficulty learning to read or see numbers due to dyslexia Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes learning difficulties in reading, writing, and...
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Legislature approves Orwall’s bill to reduce blight by addressing abandoned properties
OLYMPIA—A measure to address services and process for foreclosed and abandoned residential homes passed the Senate earlier today on a unanimous vote. “This is a critical bill to address abandoned...