Highlights include record-setting affordable housing construction and $5 billion plan for fish culverts OLYMPIA – Senate leaders announced their proposal for the 2025-27 capital budget on Monday, which will fund construction and infrastructure projects across Washington state. “When I began ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, Please join me, Speaker Laurie Jinkins, and Rep. Jake Fey, for a town hall meeting this Saturday at Stadium High School! This is an important opportunity for us to hear your thoughts, answer your questions, and ...
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Legislation strengthening criminal penalties against corporate actors responsible for pollution spills and other environmental crimes passed the Washington State Senate Tuesday on a 29-20 vote. Under current law, violations of federal environmental law face harsher penalties than state violations. Senate ...
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The Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha will be officially recognized by Washington state under legislation sponsored by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma) passed by the Senate Wednesday. State days of recognition are days passed into law as officially ...
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Legislation sponsored by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma) to pass rent stabilization and other tenant protections will be heard 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Senate Housing Committee. The hearing can be streamed live or watched on replay at TVW ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, You know as well as I do Washington faces a housing affordability crisis, especially for renters. Hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians, disproportionately seniors and people of color, are getting hit with rent increases 10, 15, and ...
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Legislation strengthening criminal penalties against corporate actors responsible for pollution spills and other environmental crimes was introduced Thursday by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma). SB 5360 comprehensively updates these statutes to more closely align with federal law. This includes stronger criminal ...
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Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma), vice chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee for the capital budget, released the following statement in response to the capital budget proposed by Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday: “I would like to thank the governor ...
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