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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 the Association of Washington ...

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 was so great to host ...

Dear Neighbors, 

The end is near; or so it appears.  April 28^th 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 the 105-day session ends, we must agree upon ...

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 to vote online, and to use addresses of designated tribal ...

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 the Attorney General’s office about high turnover among attorneys.

Senate approves renaming Marathon Park to honor Joan Benoit Samuelson

by sdcadminMar 05 20190 Comments

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 lines at Marathon Park. She went on ...

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Hunt’s presidential primary bill passes full Legislature

by sdcadminMar 05 20190 Comments

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 move Washington’s presidential primary ...

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Updates from the Legislature - Jan. 31

by sdcadminJan 31 20170 Comments

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 22^nd District.  The pace so far has been very slow as the Republican majority struggles to hang on to its one vote advantage, ...

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Updates from the Legislature - Jan. 27

by sdcadminJan 27 20170 Comments

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 and fairly funding ...

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