State lawmakers from around the country are calling on the Biden administration to develop a national biodiversity strategy to protect the country’s dwindling diversity of…
The latest Washington State Legislative session opened Monday, January 10th. The 2022 session is a shortened session, As the second of the two-year biennium, this…
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…
Yesterday, House Lawmakers debated concurrence of Senate Amendments for Second Substitute House Bill 1028, concerning evaluation and recommendation of candidates for residency teacher certifications. The…
The impacts from climate change fall disproportionately on some people, but a bill in the Washington state Legislature aims to put those folks at the…
Washington State Senator Phil Fortunato (R-Auburn, 31st LD) is again holding a virtual town hall. The Senator’s latest town hall will be held Wednesday, March…
The Senate passed legislation that would improve public safety by ensuring access to services for formerly incarcerated or confined individuals reentering the community. SB 5304,…
Everybody knows government wastes money, says state Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-Auburn, 31st LD). The question is, where is it? That question prompted Fortunato to sponsor…
On the first anniversary of the killing Manuel Ellis, the Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill to mandate independent investigation of deadly uses…
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,…
A bill to expand eligibility for a certain type of blood donation to 16- and 17-year-olds was approved by the Senate by a vote of…
Gov. Jay Inslee today signed House Bill 1368, which appropriates $2.2 billion in federal funding that has been allocated to states in response to the…
While many policies that emanate from Olympia concerning the right to bear arms focus on restricting Second Amendment protections, state Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-Auburn, 31st-LD)…
The Senate passed a bill that would add equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism curricula to existing cultural competency training for school board directors, district staff and…
A bill pre-filed by Sen. Mona Das (D-Kent) would create an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program in which producers fund and operate an efficient, sustainable…
Sen. David Frockt (Vice Chair Senate Ways and Means Committee) and Rep. Drew Stokesbary (Ranking Member, House Appropriations Committee) agree that Washington State’s health care…
State Senator Phil Fortunato (R-31st LD) will be holding a second virtual town hall this Friday, January 8. This is the second virtual town hall…