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06 Apr
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Cleveland: “Budget fails to address critical Democratic priorities”

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, today issued the following statement after voting against the Senate Republican 2015-17 operating budget: “The budget that advanced out of the Senate today passed on a party-line vote – 26 to 23. While I appreciate the ...

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03 Apr
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Amendment to require equal pay for women fails by one vote in Senate

In the early hours of Friday morning during debate on the 2015-17 Washington state operating budget, a majority of Senate Republicans rejected an amendment that would call for state agency contracts to require contractors to provide equal pay to their ...

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31 Mar
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Cleveland: “Senate Republican budget balances at the expense of the middle class”

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, issued the following statement after the release of the Senate Republican 2015-17 biennial budget: “With today’s roll out we now have the clear picture of our state’s budget options. Gov. Inslee led the way with his ...

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30 Mar
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Sara Ronen serves as page in the state Senate

During the week of March 9, Sara Ronen served as a page in the Washington State Senate. Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, sponsored Ronen’s week-long experience in the Legislature. “It was a pleasure to sponsor Sara,” said Cleveland. “She is a ...

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25 Mar
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Did you miss the telephone town hall?

If you missed the recent telephone town hall hosted by Sen. Annette Cleveland, Rep. Jim Moeller, and Rep. Sharon Wylie, don’t worry! You may listen to the full telephone town hall here. (Total running time: 54:37).

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23 Mar
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Legislative Update – March 23, 2015

Dear friends and neighbors, This week we have been back in committee hearing the bills that have come over from the House of Representatives. The next committee cutoff deadline is on April 1, so we have a little more time ...

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16 Mar
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49th LD lawmakers to host telephone town hall

Sen. Annette Cleveland, Rep. Jim Moeller, and Rep. Sharon Wylie will join constituents over the phone at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, for a telephone town hall. Constituents will hear a brief overview of what’s happening in Olympia and ...

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02 Mar
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Cleveland opposes transportation package as Senate advances proposal

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, today issued the following statement after voting against the Senate transportation package: “It is difficult for me to ask the people of my district to pay a higher gas tax and additional fees without including a ...

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27 Feb
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Two-thirds rule tested in Senate

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, today issued the following statement after calling the question about a Senate rule that requires a two-thirds majority vote to bring a bill with new revenue to a vote on the Senate floor: “My parents always ...

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24 Feb
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Legislative Update – Feb. 24, 2015

Dear friends and neighbors, We have cleared the first real hurdle of the 2015 Legislative Session ‑ policy cutoff. Policy cutoff means that bills would have to make it out of the committee they were assigned in order to keep ...

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