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Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) and Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) issued the statement below on Attorney General Nick Brown’s legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding gender-affirming care: “We want to thank Attorney General Nick Brown for ...
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins made the following statement Monday in response to multiple federal executive orders attacking transgender youth: “As parents, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and the elected leaders of the ...
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Sens. Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) and Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) will take on new roles following a vote of the Senate Democratic Caucus Wednesday. Shewmake will chair the Environment, Energy & Technology Committee, while Chapman will chair the Agriculture & Natural ...
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