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OLYMPIA – Today, legislators commemorated the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 – a wartime measure that sent 120,000 Japanese-Americans to concentration camps. A Senate Resolution honoring what is now called the Day of Remembrance, SR 8617, was offered by Sen. ...

On the first day of the 2015 Legislative Session, Senate Republicans adopted a rule that requires the support of two-thirds of Senators to approve any “new taxes.” This means the same taxes that make Washington the most regressive in the ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill, has been appointed to three critical committees in the Washington state Senate. Hasegawa is moving to the Commerce & Labor committee to serve as the ranking Democrat. He will also serve on the ...

“Advantages of a State-Chartered Bank in Local Energy Development” Senator Bob Hasegawa, Washington State Legislature, Olympia WA Tuesday, December 16th at 12:30 PM • Port Townsend Community Center Ideas presented by visiting experts at monthly Jefferson County Energy Lunch Program events have spawned ...

Sen. Bob Hasegawa was presented the Interfaith Leadership Award by the Faith Action Network at its annual event recently at the Renton Pavilion. Hasegawa received the award in recognition of legislation he sponsored (Senate Bill 5173) to give public employees the ...

Sen. Hasegawa speaks on Boeing tax incentives

Sen. Bob Hasegawa has been awarded a Golden Bamboo award in recognition of his dedication and commitment to values important to the Filipino community in the greater Seattle metropolitan area.

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 signed into law today by Gov. Jay Inslee. The new law, sponsored by Read More

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 ...

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 ...