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15 Apr
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Legislation expanding options for adolescent behavioral healthcare access passed off the Senate floor today.

OLYMPIA – Legislation recommended by the state’s Children’s Mental Health Work Group passed off the Senate floor today. House Bill 1874 expands family-accessed treatment provisions for adolescents throughout the state. “This legislation will help address the behavioral health needs of ...

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12 Apr
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Dhingra: “Today we line up the science of how people experience and process trauma, with our legal system of prosecuting some of our most heinous crimes.”

OLYMPIA –Legislation to remove the state’s statute of limitation for certain sexual crimes against minors passed off the House floor today.  “Survivors of sexual violence have worked for years to change our state’s statute of limitations law, I am so ...

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01 Apr
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Sen. Manka Dhingra’s Legislative Update – 3/29/19

Click on the video below to see Sen. Dhingra's Legislative Update.

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28 Feb
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Senator Dhingra’s Legislative Update – 2/28/2019

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07 Feb
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Inside Olympia – “Mental health is a top issue for the 2019 Legislature – we sit down for an in-depth discussion on the issue with Sens. Manka Dhingra and Steve O’Ban.”

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29 Nov
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Dhingra named Deputy Majority Leader, Chair of Behavioral Health Sub-Committee

  Dhingra named Deputy Majority Leader, Chair of Behavioral Health Sub-Committee   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Nov. 29, 2018   OLYMPIA – After a hugely successful legislative session, Democrats head back to Olympia in January with an expanded majority in the ...

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13 May
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Election Year Announcement from Sen. Dhingra

Thank you for the privilege of serving as your state Senator for the 45th LD this year. After completing a historically productive session, I am now transitioning back into running for my Senate seat for a full term. As I ...

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03 May
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Senator Manka Dhingra’s End of Session News

Click on the hyperlink below to see Sen. Dhingra’s end of session newsletter to the 45th LD! Senator Dhingra’s end of session newsletter

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05 Mar
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State senate committee clears bill to raise age to 21 for semi-automatic rifle purchases

KOMO News / March 1, 2018 By Keith Eldridge CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill to prevent those under 21 from buying semi-automatic rifles has cleared a key state senate committee. Republicans argued it goes too ...

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05 Mar
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Washington lawmakers propose voluntary firearms training for teachers

Kiro 7 / Feb. 28, 2018 By Essex Porter OLYMPIA, Wash. – There’s a new push to have the state pay for teachers and other school district employees who volunteer to be armed. Auburn Republican Sen. Phil Fortunato says it would ...

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