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Bill offering protections to transgender youth in Washington signed into law
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5599 into law Tuesday, which removes barriers to safe shelter for...
Attorney General Bob Ferguson Partners With Lawmakers to Propose Legislation Targeting Native...
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 9—In a statement released on Friday, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he has partnered state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, and state Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Anacortes ...
Washington lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers
KIRO via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Washington state Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to make harassing election workers a...
Bill forcing Washington residents to vote advances from committee
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSenate Bill 5209, which would require Washington residents to vote in every major election, cleared...
New bill would end Washington’s twice-yearly time changes once and for all
KIRO via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe next chapter in Washington’s years-long push to end the state’s twice-yearly time changes will...
Will changes to 'pursuit law' even get a vote?
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Sen. Emily Randall was running for office, she stated that she would push to fix the “pursuit law" that was causing an unprecedented rise in car thefts and had the added effect of providing ...
This Tri-City project is so critical it has Western WA support. That’s encouraging | Opinion
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen the Tri-Cities has a project in need of a financial boost from Washington state, it’s helpful...
Sen. Mankha Dhingra on proposed changes to bill prohibiting police from chasing suspects
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany areas in Western Washington are seeing a spike in crime, and police say they’re handcuffed when they try to catch criminals who decide to speed away. House Bill 1054 prohibits officers ...
How a new state bill could help save students’ lives
KIRO via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLegislation aimed at helping students in emergency situations unanimously passed the Washington State Senate. According to a news release from Washington...
State Legislature passes bill to ban child marriages in Washington
KIRO via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe legal age to get married will be 18 after both chambers of the Washington State Legislature...