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OLYMPIA – As the 2020 legislative session gets underway this week, Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) introduced a slate of bills dealing with a variety of issues ranging from cracking down on “swatting” to protecting pets left alone in hot vehicles. ...

OLYMPIA – Washington will now prohibit the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” for oil and natural gas exploration and production, according to legislation that Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law today. Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline), sponsored Senate Bill 5145 ...

OLYMPIA – The Senate today approved a resolution honoring King County Metro bus driver Eric Stark for his actions during a shooting in Seattle last month. Stark was operating a Metro bus in North Seattle on March 27 when a ...

OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State House of Representatives approved legislation to prohibit the use of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” for oil and natural gas exploration and production in Washington. Senate Bill 5145, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline), will ...

OLYMPIA – The Senate Law & Justice Committee will hear testimony at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18 on legislation that adds gender identity or expression to traits protected by the state’s bias-based criminal offenses statute. Currently, the statute protects against ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline), a public defender and former child welfare prosecutor, was sworn into office today to represent the 32nd Legislative District comprised of Shoreline, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, North Seattle, Woodway and parts of unincorporated Snohomish County. ...