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From Q13 Fox A measure that makes K-12 sex education mandatory in Washington public schools is headed to the governor's desk for his signature. The proposal, requested by the state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, would require all public schools in Washington state to teach age-appropriate comprehensive sex ed. to ...

From The Seattle Times In recent years, Washington, like many other states, has been overwhelmed with a backlog of untested rape kits. The state has invested millions of dollars to reduce the number of untested kits — which reached nearly 10,000 in 2015 — and hopes to eliminate the backlog by ...

From the Kent Reporter The Washington State Senate last Friday honored Washington’s Sikh community with a resolution sponsored by Sen. Mona Das, D-Kent, and co-sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond. Joined by Gov. Jay Inslee and Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib, more than 50 Sikh community members were present at the ...

From the Seattle P.I. A bill to require comprehensive sex education in Washington's public schools has passed the House Education Committee on a 9-8 vote, a key step for legislation repeatedly approved by the Washington State Senate but never brought to a vote in the House of Representatives. "We ...

From the Woodinville Weekly Very few bills are directly benefiting Eastside cities during this short legislative session. Aside from various capital budget projects around the county, Woodinville has not been impacted. With 20 days left in the 60-day session, legislators will be working to pass measures that advance state priorities. Sen. ...

From King 5 News A bill to make it easier to get someone mental health treatment, against their will, has the support of Jerri Clark. The Vancouver, Washington mother said current law made it hard to get help for her adult son, Calvin Clark. "My son met criteria for involuntary treatment the ...

From the AP Voting restrictions for people with felony convictions will remain unchanged after the Washington state Senate rejected a bill that would have restored their voting rights. Currently, felons lose their voting rights after they are convicted and regain them once they have served their prison term and completed community ...

From the Sequim Gazette The Washington Legislature is closer to creating an Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention to collect data on gun violence and suicide following a 25-23 vote in favor of Senate Bill 6288. The office created by this legislation would be tasked with identifying new ways to ...