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Opinion: Pre-filed bills, leaked email, hint at what’s coming this legislative session
Washington state’s upcoming legislative session may bring tax increases and budget changes, according to Paul Guppy of the Washington Policy…
Dems, GOP gird for battle in addressing Washington’s $10-$12 billion budget shortfall
Washington state’s 2025 legislative session will focus on addressing a projected budget shortfall of up to $2 billion, sparking debates over…
‘We played defense better’: WA Republicans on the just-ended legislative session
Washington state lawmakers are spending their first day in two months not consumed with legislative business. The 60-day 2024 session wrappe…
Opinion: HB 2331 would create yet another reason for families to leave the public education system
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states that she has ‘never seen the rising level of distrust and broad decline in reputation for public schools as…
WA police organization urges legislators to prioritize public safety policies
The Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs is urging state lawmakers to consider bills in the upcoming legislative session that impr…
County Council to hold work session on new climate change planning legislation
Clark County Council will hold a work session on June 28, 2023, to discuss new climate change legislation and its integration into the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review pro…
Washington residents submit referendum to ‘Reject 5599’
During the 2023 legislative session, a highly partisan bill, ESSB 5599, was passed in Washington state, allowing shelters to bypass parental notification wh…
Opinion: 2023 legislative session and citizen activism
Nancy Churchill offers a recap of the recently completed session of the Washington State Legislature.
Opinion: The highs and lows of the 2023 Legislative Session
State Rep. Chris Corry offers his assessment of the recently completed session of the Washington State Legislature.
Failure to reform state’s disastrous drug-possession law rests squarely with House Democrats, says Republican leader
The 2023 legislative session in Washington State ended without the passage of a new state law on drug possession, leaving it up to local governments…
Legislators from the 17th District to host town hall meetings in Camas, Stevenson
17th Legislative District, Washington State Legislature, 2023 legislative session, legislative town halls, Sen. Lynda Wilson, Rep. Paul Harris, R…
Rep. Paul Harris bill to expand medical assistants’ responsibilities unanimously passes the House
Rep. Paul Harris, House Bill 1073, medical assistants, Washington State Legislature, House of Representatives, medical assistant-certified interim permit, 2023 legislative session, Washington Sta…