Author Archives: aaronw

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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17 Mar
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This Week In The Senate – Week 11: Gun safety, behavioral health and budget rollouts

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11 Mar
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This Week In The Senate – Week 10: Housing, reproductive freedom and support for kids

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