OLYMPIA – Two bills intended to protect vulnerable seniors and ensure access to long term care services and supports were signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee today. Both bills were sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Everett). SB 5508 ensures that ...
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OLYMPIA – Legislation to limit the sale of high-capacity firearm magazines was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee today. Senate Bill 5078, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Everett), prohibits the manufacture, sale, import or transfer of large-capacity magazines that ...
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OLYMPIA – The Washington State Legislature gave final approval to a nearly $17 billion transportation package today. Move Ahead Washington, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D – Everett) and Rep. Jake Fey (D – Tacoma), the respective chairs of the ...
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Since September 2016 state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has been working toward implementing gun reform that would prevent acts like the Mukilteo mass shooting on July 30, 2016. Now, a ban on high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds ...
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Business is brisk at this local gun shop, three days after a historic vote banning the sale of high-capacity magazines in our state. The legislation cleared the Washington State Senate last Friday and is now headed to Governor Jay Inslee’s ...
Read MoreAfter more than three hours of debate, Washington House Representatives passed a ban on “high-capacity” magazines in the state late Friday night. House members voted to pass the measure 55-42. Friday was the cutoff deadline for policy bills to be ...
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OLYMPIA – Legislation to restrict the sale of high-capacity firearm magazines was approved by the Washington House of Representatives on a 55-42 vote Friday. Senate Bill 5078, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Everett), prohibits the manufacture, sale, import or transfer of large-capacity magazines that hold more than ...
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The high-capacity magazine ban has been introduced several times before in Washington’s Legislature and has repeatedly failed to advance. This year, it has moved further than ever by finally clearing the state Senate, giving supporters greater hope that it might ...
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OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate today approved the spending portion of Move Ahead Washington, a 16-year transportation investment package. Senate Bill 5689, the Supplemental Transportation Budget, invests primarily in ferries, backfilling of Connecting WA projects, and preservation and maintenance while ...
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OLYMPIA – Legislation to increase road safety and decrease traffic fatalities was introduced in the Washington State Senate today. Senate Bill 5982 would lower the blood alcohol limit for operating a motorized vehicle, while Senate Joint Memorial 8010 requests Congress ...
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