OLYMPIA – At the request of Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines) and Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue) have filed a constitutional amendment that would provide the strongest possible state-level protection for reproductive freedom. Senate Joint Resolution 8202 would ...
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By Tom Dent and Karen Keiser Special to The Times We are at the start of the greatest transformation in flight since the development of the jet engine. It is not going to happen overnight, and we won’t see large, ...
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What started as a fight in the states between e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers over how to address the epidemic of organized retail theft has become a joint lobbying campaign aimed at spurring Congress to action in the lame-duck session. More ...
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Dear neighbors, It has been a banner year for progress on important issues like increasing available, affordable housing; reducing prescription drug costs; improving safety and security on the job; and enabling better lives for our children. Throughout the interim, I ...
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Three women state leaders who represent the Kent-Des Moines area in the Legislature were among those who joined Washington’s U.S. Democratic Sen. Patty Murray at a Seattle Planned Parenthood clinic about the urgent need to protect the right to abortion. ...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Team members from the Washington Attorney General’s Office attended a Supreme Court hearing on Monday to defend a law that safeguards worker’s compensation for those exposed to radioactive waste—effectively protecting the rights of laborers at the Hanford ...
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For National Public Health Week, WashPIRG Students will host a press conference at the University of Washington with Senator Karen Keiser celebrating their successful work to establish a prescription drug affordability board. SB 5532, passed this year, will establish a ...
Read MoreThe Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) held a virtual roundtable discussion on March 29 to address the deadly crimewave happening at cannabis retailers across our state. LCB Board Chair David Postman, who moderated the roundtable, called it “a ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, To the many of you who tuned in last night for our 33rd district end of session virtual town hall, a big THANK YOU for your interest and for participating with your questions and comments. If you were ...
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Los Angeles, Calif. , March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Silenced No More Foundation and Founder Stephanie Van de Motter, are praising legislators in the state of Washington for passing the Silenced No More Act and expanding the reach ...
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