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Washington Legislature unveils $69.2B two-year state budget

The release of the $69.2 billion state operating budget comes less than 36 hours before the end of this year’s 105-day legislative session, giving the public – and lawmakers themselves – little...

A WA bill protecting name change privacy was just signed into law

SB 5028, which goes into effect on July 23, establishes new procedures for name changes when safety may be an issue. In those cases, a person may apply for a name change...

Washington to invest more in 988 mental health crisis line

HB 1134 will fund mobile units and training for crisis teams as well as help increase exposure for the crisis line, which was launched in addition to the still-functional 10-digit suicide prevention...

Washington strip clubs won't be selling alcohol anytime soon

A proposal designed to change the economic reality of strip clubs by allowing alcohol to be sold has failed to advance through the Legislature this year. Senate Bill 5614 was designed mostly...

Washington state bans sale of most semi-automatic rifles

Inslee, a three-term Democrat and former congressman who supported the federal assault weapons ban, requested House Bill 1240, along with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and is expected to sign it.The bill, sponsored...

Proposal to eliminate the 'pink tax' fails in the WA Legislature

Six Kirkland high school students were advocating for Senate Bill 5171, a proposal in the Washington Legislature to end gender-based pricing, with mentorship from Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, who picks up a...

U.S. Supreme Court delays decision on abortion pill case

Meanwhile in Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee announced on April 4 that the state was stockpiling mifepristone to ensure that people who need an abortion will still have access to the pills no...

Without affirmative action, colleges face a tough path to diversity

To that end, Hall said, UW is asking the Legislature this session for money to build a new center on campus for Native American and Alaska Native students, as well as to...

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