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Videos from the 2020 Session

by sdcadmin May 01 2020 0 Comments

Senate Resolution 8701: Nuclear Weapons Testing in the Marshall Islands Marshallese Community Members Perform in Honor of the resolution Amendments 1365 and Amendment 1366 on Senate Bill 6690 (Aerospace B&O ...

Gov. Ferguson signs clemency, pardons bill into law

by hwaterman May 21 2025 0 Comments

OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation Tuesday to expand the Clemency and Pardons Board and update some procedures statewide. House Bill 1131, sponsored by Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland), ...

More consistency, transparency, and justice in civil asset forfeiture signed into law

by hwaterman May 17 2025 0 Comments

OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation Saturday to provide more consistency and transparency in civil asset forfeiture across the state, including changing the burden of proof threshold. House ...

Governor signs Hasegawa bill protecting immigrant workers’ rights

by hwaterman May 12 2025 0 Comments

OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation to increase workplace protections for immigrant communities Monday. Senate Bill 5104, sponsored by Sen. Bob Hasegawa (D-Tukwila), shields employees from coercion in the ...

Hasegawa bill to provide justice for unfair land seizures

by hwaterman May 12 2025 0 Comments

OLYMPIA — Legislation to protect landowners from unfair eminent domain practices was signed into law today by Gov. Bob Ferguson. Senate Bill 5142, or the Houston Eminent Domain Fairness Act, ...

The end!

by hwaterman May 09 2025 0 Comments

Dear Neighbors, Session is officially over. It was an extremely busy session due to the budget situation, which I’ve spoken about in previous newsletters, but I’m proud of all we ...

Big decisions

by hwaterman Apr 11 2025 0 Comments

Dear Neighbors, We’re under three weeks out from the end of session and have some big decisions to make, especially regarding the budget. As is usually the case at this ...

Town hall TOMORROW and progress

by hwaterman Mar 21 2025 0 Comments

Dear Neighbors, It’s spring and a busy week in the Legislature. I have a town hall meeting with Sen. Tina Orwall tomorrow (details below) and am working hard toward budget ...

Approaching floor cutoff

by hwaterman Mar 06 2025 0 Comments

Dear Neighbors, We’re halfway through the legislative session and making important (and difficult) decisions. Keep reading to learn more about cutoff, a crucial bill that passed the Senate, and my ...

Tsuru for Solidarity rally draws crowd of hundreds to CID after Pike Place Market cancels Day of Remembrance event

by lpadfield Feb 21 2025 0 Comments

A crowd of more than 400 marched from Hing Hay Park to Chiyo’s Garden on Nihonmachi Alley to commemorate the Day of Remembrance, and protest the White House’s draconian anti-immigrant ...

Public testimony, public banking

by hwaterman Feb 14 2025 0 Comments

Dear Neighbors, Happy Valentine’s Day! This session is sailing by, and we’re fast approaching some key deadlines. The end of next week marks policy cutoff in the Legislature. This means ...

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