The Auburn City Council met for their regularly scheduled council meeting on May 3, 2021. The meeting’s agenda included hazard pay for grocery store workers,…
Supporters of a tax on capital gains are celebrating a victory in the Washington state Legislature. The 7% tax applies to the sale of stocks,…
Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn, 30th LD) received the State Sex Education Champion award late Wednesday from SIECUS, a national organization that advocates for and advances…
Near the close of the 2021 Legislative Session, Senate lawmakers debated Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5126, focusing on the state’s climate change commitment toward…
The Auburn City Council Study Session on April 26, 2021, focused on pandemic hazard pay for grocery store workers amid the COVID-19 state of emergency,…
Fireworks will be illegal in unincorporated King County starting in 2022, thanks to legislation approved Tuesday by the King County Council. Sponsored by King County…
audio brief Washington state lawmakers are continuing their work from past sessions supporting survivors of sexual assault. House Bill 1109, which has been delivered to…
The below story originally appeared on the Washington State Wire On the last day of the legislative session, Washington legislators passed their 2021-2023 operating budget,…
Despite the complexities of this legislative session and the variety of pandemic-related needs throughout our state, policymakers made significant investments in K–12 education and early…
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, (R-Auburn, 31st LD) ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released a statement Sunday evening following the Legislature’s passage of the 2021-23…
Expanded need for respiratory therapy practitioners may soon see some relief thanks to a new law sponsored by Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way, 30th LD)…
For two days, House lawmakers debated Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5096, which would impose a seven percent tax on Washington capital gains, the exceed $250,000,…
Seattle Mariners Chairman and Managing Partner John Stanton was the featured speaker at Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer’s April virtual “Good Eggs” meeting. The meeting provided…
The Senate debated concurrence on Substitute Senate Bill 5185, which would create patient capacity for provided informed consent on health care decisions with doctors. Senator…
Senate lawmakers voted on whether to concur with House Amendments to Substitute Senate Bill 5066, which would create a standard for a peace officer’s duty…
The King County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to send the Best Starts for Kids levy to voters, who will ultimately decide on renewing the…
Minority Republican House lawmakers attempted to establish that Governor Inslee’s emergency resolutions that would be reviewable by the state legislature every 60 days. Rep. Eric…