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OLYMPIA – The 2019 Legislature will officially be gaveled into session today at the Capitol. New and recently re-elected representatives and senators will be sworn in starting at noon. TVW.org will stream the ceremonies and speeches live. Follow the Senate ...

Senate Democrats will be led by the most diverse leadership team in the history of the Washington State Legislature when lawmakers return to Olympia in January for the 2019 legislative session. The Senate majority leader hails from Spokane on the ...

RENTON – The issues of housing affordability, homelessness and mental health care will receive intensified scrutiny in the 2019 Washington State Legislature. Senate Democrats on Wednesday adopted a structure that includes two new committees that prioritize these areas – the ...

OLYMPIA – The City of Wenatchee today became the first local government to use the new Washington Voting Rights Act to change its electoral system to ensure better representation for voters. The City Council voted to move from an at-large ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Kevin Ranker released a statement today regarding the need for action to protect and recover the Southern Resident Killer Whale. “The past days have been overwhelming with sorrow, anguish and anger. Like you, I have been deeply ...

The Washington State Senate today released its new ‘Policy on Appropriate Workplace Conduct’ following approval by the Senate Facilities & Operations Committee. The recommendations were developed by the Respectful Workplace Policy Task Force made up of Senate staff from both ...

Senate Majority Leader Sharon Nelson on Wednesday sent a letter to Washington’s congressional delegation, calling for immediate action to reunite children separated from their families by the Trump Administration. The full text of the letter is below: June 20, 2018 ...

OLYMPIA – Senate Majority Leader Sharon Nelson issued the statement below following the State Supreme Court’s order ending the McCleary K-12 funding case Thursday: “I’m certainly pleased with the Court’s ruling today, but our work is far from over. While ...

OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee today signed a 2018 supplemental operating budget (SSB 6032) that directs nearly $1 billion toward K-12 education to finally resolve the McCleary litigation and bring the state into compliance with its constitutional obligation to amply ...

OLYMPIA – A package of bills to improve the lives of women throughout the state were signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee. The “Putting Women First” package runs the gamut from equal pay, to the Reproductive Parity Act, ...