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OLYMPIA — Assistant attorneys general may choose to collectively bargain under the Personnel System Reform Act, thanks to legislation signed into law today by Gov. Jay Inslee. SB 5297 was sponsored by Sen. Sam Hunt (D-Olympia) at the request of ...

OLYMPIA — Ryan Ericson, 14, served as a page in the Washington State Senate during the week of April 1. Pages are sponsored by the senator from their legislative district. Sen. Hunt (D-Olympia) sponsored Ericson’s week at the Legislature. “It ...

Dear Neighbors,  The end is near; or so it appears.  April 28th is the last day of the 2019 legislative session, which means we are in the midst of long days and hectic hours working on bills and budgets. Before ...

OLYMPIA —Gov. Jay Inslee will take action Thursday beginning at 3:30 p.m. on two Access to Democracy bills introduced this legislative session. ESSB 5079 will allow Native American voters living on reservations to use a tribal identification card to register ...

OLYMPIA — The Senate passed legislation today to allow assistant attorneys general to elect to collectively bargain under the Personnel System Reform Act.

SB 5297 is sponsored by Sen. Sam Hunt (D-Olympia) in response to concerns from ...

OLYMPIA — A resolution passed by the Senate today would rename Olympia’s Marathon Park in honor of athlete Joan Benoit Samuelson. Benoit Samuelson won the first women’s Olympic marathon trials in Olympia in 1984, with the race’s start and finish ...

OLYMPIA — A measure to make Washington’s presidential primary process more accessible and relevant—and to end reliance on precinct caucuses—passed out of the state House yesterday on a 54-42 vote. Senate Bill 5273, sponsored by Sen. Sam Hunt (D-Olympia), would ...