OLYMPIA – A bipartisan group of Washington state senators and representatives today unveiled a pair of bills strengthening consumer access and control over personal data and regulating the use of facial recognition technology. Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D-Seattle) — sponsor of ...
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The Everblue State is back for the 2020 Legislative Session with a special episode with Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig. Billig gives us an update on what Senate Democrats are working on this year, and the issues he hopes the ...
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OLYMPIA — The 2020 session is underway and Senate Democrats are excited to get back to work. We’ll kickoff the short 60-day session with a jam-packed Week 1 with public hearings on data privacy, prescription drug prices, affordable housing, the ...
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When Democrats took over the Senate in 2018, we got to work putting people first. And we did it all on time. Now the 2020 Legislative Session is here, and we’re ready to get back to work on progressive policies ...
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“The investigators’ report of Rep. Matt Shea’s involvement in domestic terrorism makes it clear Rep. Shea has no place in the Washington State Legislature. The report’s conclusion is unequivocal and chilling: Rep. Shea is a ‘present and growing threat of ...
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“We are still reviewing the court’s decision, but as I’ve said throughout this process, I believe the Legislature should continue to take steps toward greater transparency. Long before this decision came down, we started establishing an institutional infrastructure to help ...
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The Senate Democratic Caucus is hiring a communications specialist. This is a full-time position with benefits, including health, retirement and leave. A communications specialist is an experienced communications professional who coordinates media, public and stakeholder activities for Democratic state senators. ...
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Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) released this statement following the election of Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) as the Speaker-designate of the Washington State House of Representatives: “I would like to extend congratulations to Laurie Jinkins on being elected the ...
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OLYMPIA – Derek Stanford was unanimously appointed state senator for the 1st Legislative District this morning at a joint meeting of the King and Snohomish County councils in Bothell. “I’m excited to get to work in the Senate, and I’m ...
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Sen. David Frockt had some HUGE progressive wins during the 2019 Legislative Session. He sponsored a bill creating the first public option for health care in the United States. Another bill reformed the way we tax oil companies. He’s also ...
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