Dear Neighbors, What an incredible start to the 2018 legislative session! I’m proud to say that in our first weeks back in the majority, Senate Democrats have taken significant early action on a broad range of issues. Already we’ve passed ...
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With non-compete agreements used broadly throughout the workforce, Sens. Marko Liias and Joe Fain have sponsored new bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting economic innovation and the rights of workers in a variety of fields and pay brackets. The proposal will ...
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The Washington State Senate today took a significant step to protect LGBTQ youth by passing legislation to ban so-called “conversion therapy” and require school districts to adopt or amend anti-harassment policies to include transgender students. “It is long past time ...
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What’s happening: The Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee will hear legislation to ban the practice of so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth in Washington state. When: 10 a.m. Thursday in Senate Hearing Room 2. Where you can watch ...
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Dear Neighbors, The 2018 legislative session officially convenes today and with Democrats now controlling the State Senate, we’ll be hitting the ground running to embrace new opportunities for a short 60-day session. Returning to Olympia, I’m reminded again what a ...
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