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‘March for Our Rights’ gun rally held in Olympia
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Legislature adjourns on time with new budget, new spending
Budget includes levy lid lift for school districts
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Winners and losers ID’d in legislative session
Tobacco age raised, death penalty bill defeated in 2019 legislative session
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Getting eyeball tattoos to be illegal in Washington State
OLYMPIA — The state Senate voted on Tuesday to make the procedure of scleral tattooing illegal in Washington…
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Senate passes bill to remove the personal exemption to the measles vaccine
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New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes
Removes statute of limitations for most child sex offenses
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Legislation to reduce rape kit processing times heads to gov
Sets the goal of ending the backlog by 2021
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Woman on hunger strike to save the Southern Resident Orcas
Lanni Johnson is a 71-year-old woman who has been sitting in front of the Capitol Building in Olympia…
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Senate passes amended state operating budget
More than half goes to K-12 education; negotiations begin between Senate, House
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Legislation to confiscate firearms in domestic violence situations moves forward
Firearms would be removed from domestic violence situations for 5 days
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Senate Democrats roll out budget and accompanying ‘Fix Our Tax Code’ plan
Includes a graduated real estate excise tax and separate capital gains tax
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School librarians demonstrate at the Capitol to protest funding cuts
New reduced levy caps cut funding for libraries
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“Ghost Gun” bill moves to Senate Committees
Bill would make 3-D printed guns illegal, along with the sale of said guns
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Bill raising the purchase age of tobacco products to 21 heads to governor
18-year-olds will still be able to purchase tobacco products on tribal lands
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Halfway through his first legislative session Ybarra plans to run for re-election
Rep. Alex Ybarra describes his time so far in the Washington State Legislature as a whirlwind.
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School bond vote requirements to remain the same after Senate vote fails
Floor debate showed a wide range of opinions from lawmakers
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Senate unanimously votes to create statewide broadband office
Creates grant and loan program to fund broadband expansion