“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking,” said Sen. Kamala Harris, holding her hand up and looking directly at Vice President Mike Pence after he interrupted her during their nationally televised vice presidential debate last October. Those five words resonated with women ...
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TACOMA, Wash. — Washington's 2021 legislative session begins Monday at the state Capitol in Olympia. Lawmakers will face tough challenges, including how to balance the budget with decreased revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be several lawmakers joining the ...
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Democrat T'wina Nobles has defeated incumbent state Sen. Steve O'Ban in the West Pierce County Senate race, a feat that will make her the only Black lawmaker in the current state Senate and only the second Black woman ever elected ...
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Democrat T’wina Nobles has defeated incumbent Republican Steve O’Ban and will become the next Senator for Washington’s 28th Legislative District. Nobles will be the only Black member of the current state Senate and the second Black woman ever elected to ...
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