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Senate approves $59.2 billion biennial budget
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. Senate Lawmakers debated Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5092, … more
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Bill to ban private prisons in Washington almost passes both House and Senate
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. Senate lawmakers debated Engrossed House Bill 1090, which would … more
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Bill related to revenue bonds Interstate 405 and other facilities passes Senate 48 to 1
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. Senate lawmakers debated Engrossed Senate Bill 5232, which … more
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Legislature seeks to ban open carry of weapons on the state Capitol Campus during protests or marches
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. House lawmakers debated for six hours on Engrossed Second … more
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Gender-affirming medical treatments may not be denied under this bill
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. House lawmakers debated Second Substitute Senate Bill … more
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Should the state provide re-entry services to persons released from state and local correctional facilities?
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The House Health Care & Wellness Committee, heard public … more
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Senate passed bill regarding conditional release of sexually violent incarcerated felons
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The House Public Safety Committee, heard public … more
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Tying child support debt to insurance claims
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The Senate Law & Justice Committee, heard public testimony, … more
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The Daily Legislative Report for Friday, March 19 - VIDEO
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural … more
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Bill would allow rental security deposit insurance as an alternative to cash deposits - VIDEO
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government held a … more
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Expanding access to the death with dignity act - VIDEO
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care heard … more
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Daily Legislative Report for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The House Public Safety Committee heard public testimony, on … more
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Legislature debates capital gains tax - VIDEO
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The House Finance Committee heard public testimony on Engrossed … more
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Daily Legislative Report for Friday, March 12, 2021
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee heard … more
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The Washington Supreme Court struck down the law criminalizing drug possession in the state on February 25, 2021, which has set off a chain reaction in legal, policing, immigration and health care circles.
State Supreme Court’s drug possession ruling upends Washington’s criminal justice system
When Kelly Vomacka first read that the Washington Supreme Court had struck down the law criminalizing drug possession in the state, she was in disbelief. The Blake decision, named for the woman at … more
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Daily Legislative Report for Thu., March 11, 2021
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature.  The Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government, … more
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This protest took place in November 2020, on World Diabetes Day, outside Novo Nordisk’s Seattle office in the 500 block of Fairview North in Seattle. The Danish drugmaker has come under fire by activists for charging too much for its drugs. In 2019 it announced it was making a cheaper generic version of Insulin Aspart, a man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children.
Climbing prescription prices have Washington state looking to get into the drug business
As surging pharmaceutical prices drain state coffers and empty Washingtonians’ pocketbooks, lawmakers may dramatically expand the state’s authority to buy, make and share lower-cost … more
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Daily Legislative Report for Wednesday, March 10 - VIDEO
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature for Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The Senate State Government & … more
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Billy Frank, Jr. statue at the US Capitol now one step closer to reality
The House of Representatives approved a bill that would lead to the creation and placement of a statue of Billy Frank, Jr. in the United States Capitol, in or near its Statuary Hall. Engrossed … more
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Daily Legislative Report for Tue., March 9 - VIDEO
The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater Presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering The 2021 Washington State Legislature. The House debated Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1213, … more
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