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Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson issued the statement below on behalf of the Senate Democratic Caucus in the wake of the racist violence in Charlottesville, VA and the unacceptable and inadequate response from the president: “Washingtonians will continue to fight ...

Originally published by the Center for American Progress’ Talk Poverty blog – July 31, 2017 Shared on RealClearPolicy – Aug. 7, 2017 About a quarter of new moms return to work two weeks after giving birth. Not because they want ...

Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson issued the statement below following the conclusion of the 2017 legislative session: “Almost without exception, the 2017 legislative session was a victory for Washington. “There were major victories in terms of record investments in education, ...

Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle, released the statement below following a four-corner agreement on a Capital Budget: “On Tuesday afternoon, Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate reached agreement on a full capital budget. This is great news for job ...

Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle, released this statement today following a four-corner agreement late Tuesday on a Capital Budget: “On Tuesday afternoon, Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate reached agreement on a full capital budget. This is great news ...

OLYMPIA – In the final hours before a state government shutdown, the Legislature passed a landmark bill that adds billions of dollars to public schools in Washington state over the next four years. Passage of this bill addresses the chronic ...

Key lawmakers say Democrats in the state Capitol will do everything in their power to provide Washingtonians continued access to affordable health care if the U.S. Senate should advance the bill that was passed today by the U.S. House to ...

Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson on Friday issued the statement below following a Senate Republican move to change their own two-thirds tax rule to hold an intentionally doomed vote on two tax bills with two days left in session: “Senate Republicans ...

Senate Democrats today requested a formal opinion from Attorney General Bob Ferguson on the state’s ability to condition ballot access on whether presidential candidates release their federal tax returns. “As millions of Americans fulfill their civic duty this week by ...

OLYMPIA — Insurance carriers will be required to reimburse refills for birth control for 12 months at a time instead of monthly under legislation passed today by the Senate. Having already passed the House, the bill now goes to the ...