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 Senate Joint Memorial 8000, sponsored by Sen. Claudia Kauffman (D-Kent). The approved action extends the ...
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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 from commentator Ann Coulter stating, “We didn’t kill enough Indians.” “Here in ...
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