OLYMPIA — As federal aid for crime victim services continues to plummet, a new proposal would ensure Washington state has a sustainable process to fill the gap, so crime victims and survivors receive the support they need. The Victims ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) will join Lake Washington High School students 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to file a bill addressing drink spiking. Bars, nightclubs, and other establishments that sell alcohol would need to make testing kits available for patrons ...
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OLYMPIA – Defendants in hate crime cases could be held accountable if a jury determines their actions were motivated by bias, even if bias isn’t their only motivation, under a bill pre-filed Thursday in the Washington State Legislature. SB 5038/HB ...
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OLYMPIA, WA — New rules are being developed to help prevent common injuries for airline ground crew workers. Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) sponsored the 2023 bill allowing the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) to adopt rules to ...
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SEATTLE — A panel of national health care leaders at the Binaytara Foundation’s annual Summit on Cancer Health Disparities discussed Washington’s role leading the nation in expanding health care coverage on the way to universal health care. “Each and every ...
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OLYMPIA — Legislation backed by students and surgeons to help keep students safe in the event of traumatic injuries was signed into law today. SB 5790 would provide bleeding control kits in schools and encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, ...
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OLYMPIA — Two omnibus bills to improve the response to survivors of sexual assault and child trafficking in Washington state’s legal system were signed into law Tuesday. “This legislation rewrites our state’s laws to provide a truly victim-centered, trauma-informed response ...
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OLYMPIA — Child survivors of human trafficking and sexual abuse would receive greater support and protections under legislation passed unanimously by the House Thursday. Every year, 500 to 700 minors are forced into sex trafficking in Washington state. But over ...
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Update March 19, 2024: The bill as described below has been signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. TVW coverage available here. OLYMPIA — People who commit crimes on tribal lands would not be able to escape justice by fleeing ...
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OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate passed a resolution Wednesday honoring the contributions of Sikh Americans to the culture and history of Washington state and the United States. The measure was sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), the first Sikh ...
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