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Parents and teachers express concerns over mandatory sex ed | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Parents, students and educational professionals voiced their concerns in a public hearing about a bill that…
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Economic growth adds money to state coffers, and Democratic lawmakers have uses for it | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Democratic caucuses in the house and senate rolled out separate spending plans that include hundreds of…
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Lawmakers flinch on proposed ban of for-profit detention facilities | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Washington lawmakers elected to prohibit the transfer of inmates to out-of-state private prisons, except for specific…
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House passes bill to expand court-ordered gun confiscation | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Courts could be one step closer to ordering people subject to vulnerable adult protection orders to…
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Lawmakers aim to make childcare more accessible and easier to certify | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Parents could have better access to childcare providers if lawmakers pass a bill that aims to…
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House lawmakers pass bill to ban expansion of ICE detention center in Tacoma | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - The state House of Representatives voted 85-12 on a bill that would ban the expansion of…
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Governor signs into law tax bill to help fund higher education | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Fewer businesses will be asked to foot the bill for higher education programs after Gov. Jay…
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Lawmakers consider a grow-your-own recreational marijuana bill | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - People may be allowed to grow up to six of their own cannabis plants and up…
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Advisory votes on tax increases under fire | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Advisory votes that give voters a chance to let lawmakers know their opinions on legislation to…
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Lawmakers propose cap and trade amid continued push for an emission-reduction policy | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - A proposed cap and trade program is under consideration in the senate as lawmakers continue to…
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Democratic-controlled House passes clean fuels bill despite bipartisan opposition | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - People will be asked to use a lot less gasoline and to convert to alternative clean…
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Lawmakers hear pitch to replace gas tax with a fee per mile driven | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Washington state lawmakers will consider a gradual transition from the state’s current gasoline tax to a…
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Lawmakers aim to put sweeping regulations on the vaping industry | 2020 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Legislation requested by the governor’s office and supported by Democratic senators aims to ban flavored nicotine…