47th District Senator Monda Das (D-Kent) recently shared some of the legislature’s accomplishments, and how they will benefit Washingtonians. One of the areas the 2019…
Throughout the 2019 legislative session, and even since the session finished in the wee hours of April 28, folks have asked Senator Claire Wilson (D-Auburn,…
The state’s newly created state LGBTQ Commission will met Saturday with stakeholders, May 25th, to discuss the commission’s initial steps, shared Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn).…
Governor Jay Inslee signed EHB 1638 Friday, updating Washington state’s school and child care immunization requirements to remove the personal/philosophical exemption for the measles, mumps…
“Almost 400,000 signatures were presented in support of I-1000. “Those signatures represented a call, a call of the of people demanding the State Legislature act…
Gov. Jay Inslee today signed a bill into law that will increase transparency in Washington’s appraisal management companies and ensure the state’s appraisal management program…
Legislation passed overwhelmingly today by the House would give more children access to early education programs that have been shown to help students perform better…
House Republican budget lead, Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, released the following statement regarding the passage of the House Democrats’ 2019-21 operating budget proposal: “We entered the…
Childcare facilities would carry the same prohibitions on deadly weapons as K-12 schools, under legislation passed today by the Senate. “When parents send their kids…
A bill passed today by the Senate would help limit the costs of affordable housing by exempting self-help housing organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity,…
The state House of Representatives has unanimously passed legislation to update Washington’s cyber harassment law less than two weeks after a federal district court judge…
A bill passed by the Senate would reduce pollution by prohibiting retailers in Washington state from handing out single-use plastic bags. The bill passed on…
Last Friday, when a federal district court judge in Seattle ruled Washington state’s cyberstalking law was an unconstitutional restriction of free speech rights, 31st District State Rep.…
Science-based, comprehensive sexuality health education would become a required component of public school curriculums, under legislation passed today by the Senate on a 28-21 vote.…
OLYMPIA – The Senate passed legislation Monday to better represent the needs of youths and families overseen by the Children, Youth and Families Oversight Board…
The state’s prohibition on public possession of firearms on school properties would be extended to apply to child-care facilities, under legislation heard today before the…
A 51st state? Rep. Drew Stokesbary believes the time has come for the United States to make that happen for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Stokesbary has…