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01 Jun
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2015-2017 Transportation budget clears Legislature

Last week, the Senate approved the 2015-17 Transportation Budget to cover the cost of existing transportation projects. I remain confident that we will also pass a transportation revenue package before the end of the special session that creates over 200,000 ...

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19 May
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Conway’s guardianship bills signed into law

Olympia – Families needing guardians or working with guardians will have additional resources thanks to two bills signed into law Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee. Senate Bill 5607, sponsored by Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, improves the complaint procedure for ...

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19 May
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Conway: Fund schools instead of punishing teachers

Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, issued the following statement today regarding the hearing of an anti-teacher bill before the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee: “I am disappointed that instead of working on coming to an agreement on our state’s budgets ...

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01 May
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Conway honors public employees on Worker Memorial Day

Earlier this week, Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, spoke at Western State Hospital about the importance of supporting our state’s public employees. The speaking engagement coincided with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries’ Worker Memorial Day ceremony that ...

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29 Apr
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Legislature heads into overtime

The 2015 legislative session has concluded with much left undone. As a result, the Legislature is headed into overtime. The governor has called for a special session, which will begin on April 29, to negotiate and approve an Operating Budget. ...

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23 Apr
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Conway’s consumer protection bill signed into law

Olympia– Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5296, sponsored by Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, which prevents misrepresentations and deceptive practices in the locksmith industry. “This is a vitally important consumer and brick and mortar protection bill,” said Conway. “Frequently ...

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14 Apr
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Conway: Unfair distribution of sexually violent predators must stop

Courts must consider releasing sexually violent predators back to the counties they were committed in, as a result of an amendment offered today to House Bill 1059 in the Washington State Senate. Up until now, sexually violent predators who are ...

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08 Apr
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Conway: ‘Capital budget is a job creator and recession buster’

Olympia – The $3.9 billion Senate capital budget proposal released today includes more than $43 million for projects in the 29th Legislative District and surrounding areas, Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, announced today. Statewide, the proposal outlines funding for more ...

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05 Mar
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Conway’s consumer protection bill clears Senate

Olympia– Transparency and consumer protection is at the heart of legislation unanimously approved by the Senate last week. Senate Bill 5296, sponsored by Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, prevents misrepresentations and deceptive practices in the locksmith industry. “This is a ...

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03 Mar
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Conway to host town hall on March 14

OLYMPIA – Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, of the 29th Legislative District will host a town hall meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Garfield Book Co. on the Pacific Lutheran University campus at 208 Garfield St. South. ...

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