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Download a PDF here: 2026 Tribal Legislative Impacts Report

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Senate on Monday approved a bill to restore the state’s estate tax rate structure to a 10% to 20% range.   Senate Bill 6347, sponsored by Sen. Claudia Kauffman (D-Kent), modifies the rate schedule for estates of decedents dying ...

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Transportation Commission voted on Dec. 11 to approve the extension of Martin Luther King Jr. Way along the full length of State Route 515, following a formal request advanced during the 2025 legislative session through ...

Download a PDF here: 2025 Tribal Legislative Impacts Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2025  OLYMPIA — Sen. Claudia Kauffman (D-Kent), a member of the Nez Perce Tribe and the Senate Democrats’ Leadership Liaison to Tribal Nations, released the statement below in response to a recent social media post ...

Download a PDF here: Tribal Priorities Legislative Report 2024

Click to view the 2023 Tribal Priorities Legislative Report.