Kent City Councilmembers Satwinder Kaur and Bill Boyce have tossed their hats into the ring to run to replace Sen. Mona Das, who announced last week…
Sen. Mona Das (D-Kent) announced last week that she will not be running for re-election to the State Senate in 2022. Das was first elected…
The House Floor debated Senate Bill 5687, concerning certain traffic improvements, including authorizing the use of automatic traffic safety cameras in school walk areas. The…
The Senate Transportation Committee continued its public testimony of Senate Bill 5974, which would increase vehicle-related fees, continue work toward the Move On WA goal,…
The Senate Transportation Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5974, which addresses several transportation resources, such as fuel taxation authority. SB 5974- 2021-22 Addressing…
The Senate State Government & Elections Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5584, which would implement ranked choice voting (RCV) in some Washington state…
On January 13th, the Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs committee, heard testimony on SB 5600, concerning the sustainability and expansion of state registered apprenticeship…
One focus of the legislature in the 2021 session was police accountability and reform. Auburn legislators were the primary sponsor of six of the sixteen…
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…
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…
State House lawmakers debated Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5044, which would provide professional learning, equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school…
Legislation passed late Wednesday by the House would require increased recycled content in plastic beverage containers, trash bags and bottles for household and personal care…
The Senate today passed legislation that would provide legal recourse to those who are victims of biased or discriminatory police notifications. “This bill is a…
The Senate approved legislation to require increased recycled content in plastic beverage containers, trash bags and bottles for household products; ban expanded polystyrene food ware,…