Author Archives: aaronw

15 Jun
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Sens. Dhingra, Kuderer attend White House event detailing efforts to protect reproductive rights in Washington state 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A year after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision upended abortion rights, lawmakers from around the country met in the nation’s capital to detail their efforts to ensure reproductive freedom in their home states.  Sens. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) ...

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24 May
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Almost 96 percent of bills passed in 2023 received bipartisan support

A new analysis from nonpartisan legislative staff shows that 95.89 percent of bills that passed the legislature in 2023 did so with bipartisan support. The legislature passed 487 bills during the 2023 legislative session, 467 of which received the ‘yes’ vote ...

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04 May
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Lovick: Regional training campuses an opportunity to reimagine policing

PASCO — Sen. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) attended the opening of the new Criminal Justice Training Center in Pasco on Wednesday. The center is one of three new regional training facilities planned to open in the state. Clark and Skagit ...

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22 Apr
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Transportation budget focused on safety, workforce, green investments heads to governor’s desk 

The Senate today passed House Bill 1125, the 2023-25 transportation budget. The $13.4 billion plan invests in traffic safety, expands the state patrol and ferry workforces, funds green transportation options, and keeps work on schedule for transportation projects big and small ...

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16 Apr
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This Week in the Senate – Week 15: SINE DIE!

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08 Apr
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Assault weapon ban passes Senate, heads back to House for concurrence

A monumental step toward gun safety cleared another hurdle Saturday as the Senate passed House Bill 1240, a measure to ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of assault weapons in Washington state.  The bill passed 27-21. “We are the only ...

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07 Apr
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This Week in the Senate – Week 14: Reproductive freedom and a major floor deadline arrives

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02 Apr
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This Week in the Senate – Week 13: Another cutoff arrives and floor action picks up

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29 Mar
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Senate unveils $12.9 billion transportation budget focused on safety, workforce, green investments

The Senate on Wednesday announced details of the 2023-25 transportation budget, a plan totaling $12.9 billion in investments across the state. The proposal focuses on traffic safety, workforce expansion in the state patrol and ferry system, electrification, transit and other ...

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24 Mar
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This Week in the Senate – Week 12: Another key deadline and budgets start to move

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