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OLYMPIA – Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, today issued the following statement in response to sanctions issued by the Washington State Supreme Court: “We made significant investments in education during the 2015 Legislative Session, however, I agree with the State Supreme Court that our work to fully fund basic education is not yet finished. “We need to make sure that all our ...

Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, issued the following statement after voting on several pieces of legislation on the Senate floor: “Today we took three critical votes on bills that will help us finish our business for the 2015 Legislative Session. The challenges faced by our state legislature have been some of the most difficult in state history. Our work was extremely challenging ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate on Thursday passed a two-year transportation budget, House Bill 1299. Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, issued the following statement: “The Transportation Budget is one of the budgets we must pass in order to complete our business in Olympia. I am pleased that our transportation budget negotiators were able to come to a compromise and give ...

During the first day of the Special Session, the Senate took up Senate Bill 5954, a bill aimed at reducing tuition at four-year universities across the state. Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, issued the following statement after voting in favor of the bill: “I voted in favor of this measure today because I believe that we need to make higher ...

OLYMPIA – During the week of April 20, Allison Bignall of Vancouver served as a page in the Washington State Senate. Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, sponsored Bignall’s weeklong experience in the Legislature. “It was a privilege to sponsor Allison this week,” said Cleveland. “She was a bright and courageous young women and I am sure she has a bright future ...

OLYMPIA – Senate Bill 5897, a bill to help children who are suspected victims of child abuse was today signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill will allow reimbursements of children’s physical abuse medical evaluations through the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund when they are performed within 75 days of the Department of Social and Health Services filing a ...

Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5768 into law on Friday. The bill sponsored by Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, allows counties to conduct a public auction sale by electronic auction via the internet to sell county or private property in real or personal property tax proceedings. The law will go into effect on July 24, 2015. To find out more information about ...

The Washington State Senate passed House Bill 1449, which as amended, would roll-back protections concerning the safety of oil transportation in Washington. Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, issued the following statement: “While this legislation is better than the Senate version of the bill that passed off this floor a few weeks ago, I believe the bill passed today continues to ...

In honor of National Equal Pay Day, April 14, Sen. Annette Cleveland spoke to the need for equal pay for equal work in the State of Washington. (TRT: 1:22) CLICK TO DOWNLOAD [audio mp3="https://dev2.sdc.wastateleg.org/cleveland/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/04/4-14-15-Equal-Pay-Day_Cleveland.mp3"][/audio] SCRIPT: Lt. Gov. Brad Owen: “Sen. Cleveland.” Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver: “Thank you, Mr. President. Point of personal privilege” Lt. Gov. Brad Owen: “Please state your point of ...

The Washington State Senate released a 2015-17 Capital Budget proposal that includes funding for key projects in the 49^th Legislative District. “I would like to thank our Democratic negotiators for their work on the Capital Budget proposal,” said Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver. “There are projects in this budget that will benefit every district in our state and I am particularly pleased ...