Though the Voting Rights Act was killed this legislative session by Senate Republicans, Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill, promised that Senate Democrats will renew the fight to pass the bill next year. House Bill 1413 had passed the House and ...
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Public employees and students in public schools will be allowed to take up to two days off each year for reasons of faith or conscience under legislation that passed the House recently on a 64-32 vote. Senate Bill 5173, sponsored ...
Read MoreLocal governments would be better able to resolve challenges to unfair electoral processes without incurring costly litigation, thanks to a bill passed late Thursday by the Senate Government Operations Committee. Having already passed the House, House Bill 1413 was amended ...
Read MoreHasegawa: State ‘not meeting our responsibilities’ on cannabis The Legislature could finance a state bank that could handle cannabis transactions safely for less money than it will cost to provide armed security for cannabis transactions at Department of Revenue offices ...
Read MoreCome to our town hall meeting this Saturday, Feb. 22, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the King County Regional Communications and Emergency Coordination Center at 3511 NE 2nd St. in Renton.
Read MoreOLYMPIA — Public employees and students in public schools would be allowed to take up to two days off each year for reasons of faith or conscience under legislation that passed the Senate on a 47-0 vote this week. Senate ...
Read MoreSen. Hasegawa speaks of student hurdles – 2/14/2014
Read MoreDear 11th District Constituents, The 2014 Legislative Session began slowly, but we had a major breakthrough last week which I will detail below, along with updates on a range of significant legislation. But first … Come to our town hall ...
Read MoreI’d like to invite you to attend a town hall meeting I am hosting with my 11th District seatmates, Rep. Zach Hudgins and Rep. Steve Bergquist, where we will provide legislative updates and field questions and concerns from constituents. The ...
Read MoreBefore voting against the Legislature's tax-cut package for The Boeing Co. on Saturday, Sen. Bob Hasegawa took to the Senate floor to articulate his skepticism over the merits of the legislation.
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