On Monday, January 17th the two chambers of the Washington State Legislature took time to remember the memory and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King,…
The House Consumer Protection and Business Committee met on day three of the 2022 Legislative Session, January 12. Two bills heard were HB1497 and HB1704.…
Washington state lawmakers meet in Olympia starting next week for the 2022 legislative session. Groups working on the issue of climate change see it as…
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…
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) supports the passage of House Bill (HB) 1227. The bill will raise the standard of…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
Senate lawmakers discussed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1336, which would create and expand unrestricted authority for public entities to provide telecommunications services to end users.…
A measure in the Washington Legislature would expand the state’s innovative model for affordable long-term care. The Long-term Care Trust Act, passed in 2019, creates a…
Washington lawmakers could restore voting rights for people after they’ve been released from prison. House Bill 1078 would allow people convicted of a felony who are…