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Washington health insurance market in flux | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Washington state’s health insurance market is increasingly volatile. While the number of people without insurance has…
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Republican lawmakers call for further car tab tax reductions, transit authority accountability | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - On the heels of the state House approved bill to reduce car tab taxes, Sen. Steve…
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Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - A tax on carbon emissions proposed by Governor Jay Inslee has taken a big step forward.
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State lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Despite the passage of last year’s bipartisan agreement to fully fund K-12 public education with a…
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Vetoed manufacturing tax cut again pushed in bipartisan effort | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Legislators are once again pushing for an across-the-board manufacturing tax cut that was vetoed during the…
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Bills would to limit opioid prescriptions, invest in treatment options | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - In an effort to tackle the opioid addiction epidemic, state legislators, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and…
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Ballot initiative threat has energy industry warming to governor’s proposed carbon tax | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - With environmental activists threatening a carbon tax ballot initiative, some manufacturing and energy companies are opting…
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Bill to ban the death penalty heard in committee | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - For the second year in a row, state lawmakers are pursuing legislation to ban the use…
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State bills allowing same-day voter registration, local redistricting to empower minorities move ahead | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - The state Senate passed several bills aimed at expanding access to voting and promoting minority representation…
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Governor rolls out carbon tax proposal and Republicans balk | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Governor Jay Inslee rolled out his most recent proposal to tax carbon emissions across the state…
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Despite new majority, state Democrats won’t scramble for a capital gains tax | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA — While Democrats in the state Legislature have supported enacting a capital gains tax to fund public…