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OLYMPIA – A bill to create the Washington Investment Trust, a publicly-owned depository for our tax revenue, was introduced to the Legislature this week by Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle. “The Washington Investment Trust will keep taxpayer dollars in our state ...
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Sen. Hasegawa spoke on Martin Luther King Jr. Day about racial injustice, Black Lives Matter and other movements to raise awareness about racial equity and how we still look to Dr. King for guidance.
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OLYMPIA – A bill to require counties to include prepaid postage on return envelopes for primary and general election ballots received a public hearing on Wednesday in Olympia (Senate Bill 5019). “A stamp is a small thing with a potentially big ...
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OLYMPIA – A public hearing was held on Wednesday for Senate Joint Resolution 8001, which calls on Congress to address unrestricted campaign spending under the U.S. Supreme Court decision called Citizens United. “Citizens United effectively means those with the most ...
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OLYMPIA – A bill sponsored by Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle, aligns the missions of the state’s three ethnic commissions so they may better represent their constituencies. “This is a simple bill that will ensure all our diverse communities will have ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill, retains seats on three critical committees in the Washington state Senate. Hasegawa will continue to serve on the Senate Commerce, Labor & Sports Committee, the Senate Rules committee and the Senate budgetary committee, ...
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OLYMPIA – The 2017 legislative session begins on Jan. 9, where many important issues will be before the Legislature – including the Washington State Voting Rights Act. At a recent conference for state legislators, Rev. Dr. William Barber II gave ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle, spoke on the civil rights aspects of the Washington State Human Rights Commission’s rule to ensure transgendered Washingtonians can use facilities that match their gender identity. !(function(src,cb){var s=document.createElement(‘script’);s.src=src;s.async=true;s.onreadystatechange=s.onload=function(){var state=s.readyState;if(!cb.done&&(!state||/loaded|complete/.test(state))){cb.done=true;cb();}};document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0].appendChild(s);})(‘//hosted.invintusmedia.com/app.js’,function(){Invintus.launch({“clientID”:”9375922947″,”eventID”:”2016010368″,”autoStart”:false,”simple”:true,”start”:145,”stop”:2922});});
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