Author Archives: kenf

15 Jan
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Dhingra: bill represents a ‘victim-centered, trauma-informed’ response to sexual assault

OLYMPIA — An omnibus bill to promote a victim-centered, trauma-informed response to sexual assault in Washington’s legal system was heard in the Senate Law & Justice Committee on Monday. SB 5937 streamlines eligibility for crime victim benefits, covers some of ...

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15 Jan
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Off to a running start in the legislative session

 Dear neighbors: We are just over a week into the session, and it has already been an eventful one. As Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, I took questions from the media on our caucus’s priorities this year. In the ...

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14 Jan
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Dhingra bill would extend behavioral health crisis relief to youth

OLYMPIA – Young people in the midst of a behavioral health crisis would have a safe place to go for immediate treatment under legislation heard Thursday in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee. SB 5853, sponsored by Sen. ...

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13 Jan
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Lauren Schwager serves as a page in Washington State Senate

OLYMPIA – Lauren Schwager served as a page for the Washington State Senate during the opening week of the 2024 legislative session. Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) sponsored her time at the Legislature. The page program offers a hands-on opportunity for ...

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13 Jan
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Parv Mehta serves as a page in Washington State Senate

OLYMPIA – Parv Mehta from Eastlake High School served as a page for the Washington State Senate during the opening week of the 2024 legislative session. Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) sponsored his time at the Legislature. The page program offers ...

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23 Nov
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Calling young people to be Senate pages!

Dear neighbors: Do you know a young person who wants to learn more about what goes on in their state government? The Washington State Senate has one of the best page programs in the country, and applications for 2024 are ...

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16 Nov
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Wenatchee World: Washington lawmakers say there was a lack of interest in fertility fraud laws. Then a woman sued her Spokane obstetrician-gynecologist for involuntarily inseminating her

If there were a law against doctors using their own sperm to inseminate their fertility patients, 33-year-old Brianna Hayes said it’s possible she might have lived a different life. Hayes was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 4 years old. ...

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13 Oct
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American Bazaar: Manka Dhingra wins award for work to end domestic violence

LifeWire, a Bellevue, Washington-based organization that helps people impacted by domestic violence build, has presented Washington State Sen. Manka Dhingra with the Norm Maleng Award for her work to end domestic violence. “I am so honored to receive the 2023 ...

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10 Oct
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Ribbon Cut For Evergreen Manor Family Services Center In North Everett

In its 50th year of providing services to persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders, Evergreen Recovery Centers was joined by Governor Jay Inslee to celebrate the completion of a new facility on its original campus on Summit Avenue ...

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10 Oct
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Dhingra receives Norm Maleng Award for efforts to end domestic violence

BELLEVUE – LifeWire has presented Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) with the Norm Maleng Award for her work to end domestic violence. “I am so honored to receive the 2023 Norm Maleng Award,” said Dhingra, chair of the Senate Law & ...

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