Author Archives: aaronw

04 Sep
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WA State Standard: WA could lose billions in revenue from Trump’s tariffs, new report says

Washington’s grocery prices could grow more than 16% if President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs are allowed to continue, predicts a new state report released Thursday. So if a family now pays $6,000 per year on groceries, their spending could increase ...

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04 Sep
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Seattle Times: WA joins West Coast alliance to give COVID vaccine guidance

Washington is teaming up with Oregon and California to form an alliance that will soon issue recommendations around COVID-19 vaccinations, an effort to counter last week’s decision from federal regulators to approve the shots for just a portion of the population. The West Coast ...

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13 Jun
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Senate Majority Leader Pedersen, Speaker Jinkins: “Washingtonians stick by their neighbors”

Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) issued the statement below Friday: “President Trump’s assertion that he can federalize the national guard without gubernatorial approval is deeply disturbing, and as we saw in ...

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20 Apr
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Sen. Pedersen: Sen. Ramos’ passing ‘a devastating loss for our caucus and our state’

Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen on the sudden passing of Sen. Bill Ramos (D-Issaquah): “Bill’s passing is a devastating loss for our caucus and for our state. He was a dedicated public servant who spent his life working to make ...

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19 Apr
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This Week In The Senate – Week 15: SINE DIE

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13 Apr
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This Week In The Senate – Week 14: More floor action and another key cutoff

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05 Apr
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This Week In The Senate – Week 13: Floor action picks up and another deadline arrives

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29 Mar
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This Week In The Senate – Week 12: Revenue hearings, capital budget and another cutoff arrives

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23 Mar
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This Week In The Senate – Week 11: Operating and Transportation budgets released

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16 Mar
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This Week In The Senate – Week 10: Affordable housing, health care and safe kids

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