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24 Jan
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Cleveland bill targets bullying in the workplace

Sen. Annette Cleveland testified today on Senate Bill 6435, her legislation to address bullying in the workplace. You can hear her testimony by clicking here or by clicking on the icon below:

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23 Jan
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Cleveland: Construction projects will boost jobs, infrastructure

The capital construction budget passed late last week by the Legislature will create family-wage jobs and fund important infrastructure in communities across the district, Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, said today. “These projects will improve our schools and make our communities ...

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22 Jan
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Cleveland: Quartet of bills will help women live healthier lives

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver and the chair of the committee, released this statement today to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision: “A year ago, I traveled across the country to join my ...

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16 Jan
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Cleveland welcomes global perspective in Thursday health hearing

Dr. Nata Menabde, the executive director of the World Health Organization of the United Nations, will testify Thursday before the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee on the goal of achieving worldwide sustainable healthcare and how it applies to Washington state. ...

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04 Dec
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Area legislators welcome WSDOT inventory of bridge intel

Efforts to replace the outmoded I-5 bridge spanning the Columbia River took a key step forward this week when the state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) released a comprehensive inventory of bridge data. WSDOT was directed to conduct an inventory of ...

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14 Nov
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Cleveland to lead Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee as chair

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, will chair the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee when the Legislature convenes in January for the 2018 legislative session. Having been the ranking member on the committee when Democrats were in the minority, the ...

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30 Jun
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Cleveland: Budget deals good for students, bad for Vancouver taxpayers

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, issued this statement after the Legislature approved a 2017-18 operating budget hours before state government would have had to shut down statewide. “The citizens of this state have been waiting years for the Legislature to solve ...

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04 May
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Cleveland, Cody say Democrats will fight to protect people’s health care

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 ...

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12 Apr
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Legislature passes bill to reimburse for 12-month birth control refills

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 governor to ...

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06 Apr
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SW WA delegation bill to start effort on new I-5 bridge passes House

Legislation establishing a process to open discussion on a replacement Interstate-5 bridge spanning the Columbia River is one step closer to being sent to Gov. Jay Inslee following its passage today in the House of Representatives on a 59-37 vote. ...

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