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2019 Session Review: Protecting Puget Sound Orcas

2019 Session Review: Protecting Puget Sound Orcas

Orcas and salmon are integral to our region’s cultural identity, economy and tourism industry. Both southern resident orcas and Chinook salmon populations are declining due to the last ...

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2019 Session Review: Fighting climate change

2019 Session Review: Fighting climate change

The growing threat of climate change is among the top policy, business and moral issues of our time. Human activities have caused current levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases ...

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2019 Session Review: Ending the cycle of debt

2019 Session Review: Ending the cycle of debt

Many people struggle with debt. Whether the debts are incurred intentionally (such as student loans) or unexpectedly (such as emergency medical bills), they can become overwhelming for consumers. ...

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2019 Session Review: Advancing civil rights

2019 Session Review: Advancing civil rights

Washington state has been fortunate for many years to have courageous champions in the state Legislature who stand up for historically-marginalized communities. Their work on behalf of communities ...

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2019 Session Review: Improving public health

2019 Session Review: Improving public health

When Senate Democrats met late last year to prepare for the 2019 legislative session, we agreed that access to quality health care should be one of our top ...

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2019 Session Review: Reducing gun violence

2019 Session Review: Reducing gun violence

The 2019 legislative session wrapped up several weeks ago after a busy and productive 105 days in Olympia. We finished a “long” session on time for the first ...

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Legislative update: Affordable housing & school construction

Legislative update: Affordable housing & school construction

Last week’s historic snow disrupted school, work, and life in general for many of us. As a parent with four kids in Seattle Public Schools, I know our ...

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Sen. Pedersen's legislative update: 2019 session begins

Sen. Pedersen's legislative update: 2019 session begins

The 2019 legislative session began on January 14. This will be a “long” regular session, because we will pass two-year operating, capital, and transportation budgets for the state ...

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