Author Archives: sdcadmin

06 Apr
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Bill to raise awareness of options for breast cancer patients passes full Legislature

The public will be better informed of the availability of insurance coverage for breast reconstruction and prosthesis, under legislation passed 97-0 today by the House of Representatives. As Senate Bill 5481 had already passed unanimously in the Senate, it now ...

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05 Apr
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Cleveland bill to ease medical faculty recruitment heads to governor

The Elson Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University and any other medical school in Washington state will be better able to recruit physicians to serve on their faculties, as a result of legislation passed today by the House ...

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24 Mar
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State Democrats: GOP’s failure to repeal/replace ACA offers hope for many Washingtonians

The inability of congressional Republicans to pass a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is good news for Washingtonians, Democratic state lawmakers said today. The scheduled vote on the federal legislation stalled for a lack of ...

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24 Mar
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Cleveland amendment would apply equal pay rules to state contractors

State contractors employed by numerous state agencies would have to observe the requirements of the Senate’s proposed Equal Pay Opportunity Act as a result of an amendment adopted into the Senate’s proposed operating budget late Thursday. “Pay inequity has economic ...

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09 Mar
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Cleveland: The only path forward is across a new I-5 bridge

The Vancouver Business Journal today published an op-ed in which I make the case for a new bistate bridge connecting Vancouver to Portland. You can read the op-ed here.

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08 Mar
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Cleveland: Levy cliff bill ‘removes a monstrous cloud’ over schools

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, issued this statement today following the Senate’s passage of legislation to postpone the so-called levy cliff that would have resulted in massive budget cuts to K-12 schools across the state. “The passage of this legislation should ...

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27 Feb
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Senate passes Cleveland bill to jumpstart effort on new I-5 bridge

The development of a new replacement I-5 bridge spanning the Columbia River moved a step closer to reality today with the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 5806, sponsored by Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver. “The most significant north-south interstate freight corridor ...

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16 Feb
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Cleveland: Politics have no place in women’s reproductive rights

Employers would be prohibited from discriminating against women seeking full health care, under legislation introduced by Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, and 17 other senators. The Senate Commerce, Labor and Sports Committee ...

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30 Jun
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It’s an honor to be named a Legislative Champion

I’m proud to disclose that the Association of Washington Cities has chosen me as one of this year’s City Legislative Champions. The association created the awards “to annually recognize legislators who went out of their way to advocate for one ...

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29 Mar
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Cleveland: Budget penalizes health care innovation in southwest Washington

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, released the following statement today after voting against the operating budget passed by the Legislature. “I recognize the challenges and difficulties in reaching agreement on a supplemental budget for our state. While I wish the final ...

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