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OLYMPIA — A bill aimed at increasing affordable housing was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee today. Senate Bill 6175, sponsored by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma), represents a collaborative effort to address the pressing need for accessible housing options, ...
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OLYMPIA — A groundbreaking bill aimed at advancing justice and protecting human rights was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday. Senate Bill 6009, sponsored by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma), prohibits the dangerous and inhumane practice of hog-tying by law ...
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OLYMPIA – A bill addressing a crucial issue in special education was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 5883, sponsored by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma), promotes equity by placing the burden of proof on school ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, Tomorrow is our first town hall of 2024! I am eager to hear your questions on the pressing issues we’re tackling this session, including housing affordability, community safety, a clean environment, supporting our working families, and ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma) and other House and Senate legislators, representing landlords, renters, and homeowners, held a press conference Friday emphasizing the critical need to advance legislation aimed at stabilizing excessive rent increases and other important protections to ...
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As budget negotiations begin in the Washington state legislature, calls for action on affordable housing and rent caps from the annual Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day are expected to ring in the ears of lawmakers. Hundreds of unhoused individuals, members ...
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Our communities are begging for housing stability. It is time to listen. This is why both the Senate and House Members of Color caucuses have prioritized stabilizing rent increases (HB 2114/SB 5961) as our top housing policy for the 2024 ...
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OLYMPIA — A bill carrying the weight of lives lost and the hopes of a community yearning for justice passed the Senate on Tuesday on a 49 to 0 vote. SB 6009, sponsored by Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma), prohibits the ...
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation Tuesday that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. The legislation came nearly four years after Manuel ...
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