By Joel Connelly The Washington State Senate, unlike a gridlocked Congress in the “other” Washington, has powered ahead on multiple fronts this week, culminating Friday with passage of the long-delayed Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA).
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OLYMPIA- The Washington State Senate today passed Senate Resolution 8646, honoring the participants of Project Linus, a national organization that provides handmade blankets to seriously ill and traumatized children. Formed in 1995, Project Linus gained national notoriety in the wake ...
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ALL communities deserve opportunities to elect public officials who best reflect those communities. Unfortunately, flaws in our election system often result in elected bodies that do not accurately reflect the communities they represent. Election processes that result in voter disenfranchisement are illegal. ...
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OLYMPIA – Addressing the passage of Senate Bill 5023, averting Washington state’s impending ‘levy cliff,’ Sen. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia, released the following statement: “Gratification sums up my feelings about tonight’s passage of the levy cliff bill. It is gratifying that ...
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’Rory’s law’ takes effect, gives Washington families new tool against identity theft Parents and legal guardians have the ability to place security freezes on credit reporting for their children, thanks to a new law that went into effect Jan. 1. ...
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Dear Neighbors, As we near the end of the first month of the 2017 legislative session, I am settling in as the new Senator from the 22nd District. The pace so far has been very slow as the Republican majority ...
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Dear Neighbors, I’m glad to now be serving as your state Senator! Here is a look at some of what has been going on in the Legislature these first weeks. No more excuses. Fully and fairly fund education now Fully ...
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