Dear Neighbor, In just the first few weeks of session, the Senate has taken action on major Democratic priorities that passed with strong bipartisan support. We passed a $4 billion capital budget with historic investments for school construction and $16 ...
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The Spokseman-Review / Jan. 21, 2018 By Jim Camden Less than a day after legislative negotiators pushed them through the House and Senate on bipartisan votes, Gov. Jay Inslee signed key bills on state construction projects and a revision to ...
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Sequim Gazette / Jan. 20, 2018 By Josh Kelety The state Senate passed several bills aimed at expanding access to voting and promoting minority representation in local governments through redistricting. On the evening of Jan. 17, in a reconvened Senate ...
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The Cascadia Advocate / Jan. 19, 2018 The United States Senate may be wracked by dysfunction and disagreement — especially this week — but here in Washington, our State Senate is on a roll, working diligently to advance the good ...
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SeattlePI / Jan. 19, 2018 By Joel Connelly The Washington State Senate, unlike a gridlocked Congress in the “other” Washington, has powered ahead on multiple fronts this week, culminating Friday with passage of the long-delayed Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA). ...
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Columbia Basin Herald/ Jan. 17, 2018 By Emry Dinman Gov. Jay Inslee talks about the importance of new gun control regulations, flanked by Democratic lawmakers, gun control advocates and survivors of gun violence. OLYMPIA — About 1,000 gun rights and ...
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OLYMPIA – Just 12 days into the 2018 legislative session, the Washington State Senate passed SB 6002, the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) by a vote of 29-19. Introduced by Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, the WVRA removes barriers in existing ...
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The Seattle Times / Jan. 12, 2018 By Nina Shapiro “There’s definitely rage and outrage,” said the state Senate’s majority whip, reacting to revelations that the Department of Licensing has been routinely sharing information with immigration-enforcement agents. Democrats plan to ...
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The Spokesman-Review / Jan. 11, 2018 OLYMPIA – Washington needs more people registered to vote and more of those citizens casting ballots, Gov. Jay Inslee and other state and local officials said Friday as they unveiled a series of proposals ...
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Think Progress / Jan. 8, 2018 By Ian Millhiser This is how you play the game. Last November, Democrats gained control of the Washington state senate — and, with it, the entire state legislature and the governor’s mansion — when ...
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