OLYMPIA, Wash. — A proposal being considered in Olympia might lead to better access to free feminine-hygiene products in schools statewide. The recently prefiled Senate Bill 6073 states “school districts must make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost in all ...
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From the Seattle Times State lawmakers don’t return to Olympia until later this month, but they spent the final weeks of 2019 filing early versions of bills they hope to advance during this year’s short legislative session. The total list of pre-filed ...
Read MoreA new law will help many seniors by raising the property tax exemption limit in King County from $40,000 to $58,423. From the Kirkland Reporter By Sen. Manka Dhingra Rising property values and living costs are squeezing people here on ...
Read MoreThis past summer, the world stopped for a moment in collective horror when ultrawealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was once again indicted on a charge of child sex trafficking and sexual abuse of young girls.
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From the Woodinville Weekly With the Washington State Legislature preparing to begin in January, now is the time for Woodinville to compile a list of priorities for the 2020 session. The legislative agenda will direct the city of Woodinville’s efforts ...
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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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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 ...
Read MoreKOMO News / Feb. 27, 2018 By Rachel La Corte OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature on Tuesday passed a bill to ban trigger devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more rapidly. The measure received a final 31-18 vote in the ...
Read MoreRenton Reporter / Feb. 26, 2018 By Aaron Kunkler Hundreds of people gathered in Kirkland on Sunday to rally for increased gun control. The meeting was put on by the Washington state chapter of Moms Demand Action Eastside in the ...
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