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2023 legislative session

Senate unanimously passes Rep. Kevin Waters legislation banning the sale of products with dangerous combination of substances

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|Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Senate unanimously passes Rep. Kevin Waters legislation banning the sale of products with dangerous combination of substances

Washington state has passed a bill prohibiting the sale of products that combine alcohol and tetrahydroca ...

Washington state has passed a bill prohibiting the sale of products that combine alcohol and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) due to public safety concerns and potential future prevalence. ...

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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Rep. Paul Harris bill to protect victims of negligent driving is one step closer to becoming law

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|Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Rep. Paul Harris bill to protect victims of negligent driving is one step closer to becoming law

House Bill 1112 would allow judges, at their discretion, to impose criminal penalties for negligent drivi ...

House Bill 1112 would allow judges, at their discretion, to impose criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable victim. ...

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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Opinion: Just in time to avoid 2/3 vote requirement, new property tax increase bill introduced

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|Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Opinion: Just in time to avoid 2/3 vote requirement, new property tax increase bill introduced

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares the latest efforts by the majority party to raise ta ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center shares the latest efforts by the majority party to raise taxes on Washington residents. ...

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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Opinion: SB 5103, to make the state pay more of its way for the health care it takes on, needs House vote

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|Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Opinion: SB 5103, to make the state pay more of its way for the health care it takes on, needs House vote

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes we need more competition, innovation and educate ...

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center believes we need more competition, innovation and educated consumers to help contain health care costs, not fewer people paying for health care. ...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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Bill to end advisory votes on tax increases passes the Washington Legislature

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|Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Bill to end advisory votes on tax increases passes the Washington Legislature

Washington state is one step closer to eliminating non-binding advisory votes on tax increases from the b ...

Washington state is one step closer to eliminating non-binding advisory votes on tax increases from the ballot, with Senate Bill 5082 passing the House of Representatives and heading to Governor Jay I ...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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‘Imported’ gun control bill passes Washington Senate

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|Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

‘Imported’ gun control bill passes Washington Senate

The Washington Senate passed a gun control bill that would label many types of semi-automatic rifles, pis ...

The Washington Senate passed a gun control bill that would label many types of semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns as "assault weapons" and prohibit their sale, purchase, or importation, with ...

Monday, April 10, 2023
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Republican senators say banning specific firearms won’t make Washington measurably safer

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|Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Republican senators say banning specific firearms won’t make Washington measurably safer

Senate Republicans voted against a bill passed by majority Democrats to ban a specific group of semi-auto ...

Senate Republicans voted against a bill passed by majority Democrats to ban a specific group of semi-automatic firearms in Washington, arguing that it won't make a meaningful difference in restoring p ...

Sunday, April 9, 2023
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Senate Freedom Caucus ready for last stand in attack on Second Amendment rights

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|Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Senate Freedom Caucus ready for last stand in attack on Second Amendment rights

The Washington State Senate is set to debate two Democrat-sponsored bills that would place new restrictio ...

The Washington State Senate is set to debate two Democrat-sponsored bills that would place new restrictions on gun ownership, but members of the Senate Freedom Caucus vow to defend Second Amendment ri ...

Friday, April 7, 2023
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Rep. Stephanie McClintock’s first bill moves closer to becoming law after approved by the Senate

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|Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Rep. Stephanie McClintock’s first bill moves closer to becoming law after approved by the Senate

Rep. Stephanie McClintock's first bill, to help improve the business licensing process in Washington, is ...

Rep. Stephanie McClintock's first bill, to help improve the business licensing process in Washington, is one step closer to reaching the governor's desk, after being voted out of the state Senate. ...

Friday, April 7, 2023
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Opinion: New bill proposes ‘excise tax’ on compensation

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|Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Opinion: New bill proposes ‘excise tax’ on compensation

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center says it’s best to take away the excise tax cookie while we ...

Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center says it’s best to take away the excise tax cookie while we still can. ...

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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