Bonus Episode
We turn the tables on our host and ask her a few questions in this bonus episode. Chiefly, what are you doing? And why?!
A twice-failed bill would have named the mythic creature as the official state cryptid.
The measure would also update state oil spill contingency plans.
The aim is to provide those in need with services instead of jail time.
Statements from the governor and the state attorney general come in response to a shift in federal plans.
Senate Democrat slams their efforts as “unthoughtful sledgehammers.”
The bill would ensure that those with low incomes can have access to clean products, say proponents.
Bill moves out of committee with lower tax rate than governor proposed, a “monumental step.”
Opponents say that such a move would undermine the safety and rights of gun owners.
Premiums have skyrocketed, prompting a response from lawmakers.
Bipartisan bills in the House and Senate could remove Cold War-era emergency planning restrictions.
Roughly $1 billion more is needed, and school districts want their local levies.
University of Washington students from the Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses met with lawmakers on Monday to lobby for support of higher education bills during… Continue reading
The operation also faces possible closure if legislators pass a bill that would ban the use of Atlantic salmon in state aquaculture.
Two decades after a voter-approved initiative made the practice illegal, legislators are calling for a reversal.
Transit advocates fear it will cut funding for key projects.
In the midst of the #MeToo movement, legislators seek a culture shift.
Bill would lower business and occupation tax by 40 percent over four years.
Q&A
Democrat Frank Chopp has had the speaker title since 1999, and he says he’s not retiring this year.
Senator Kevin Ranker says the orca population in Puget Sound is down to 83, the lowest it had ever been.