OLYMPIA — The 2019 legislative session began Jan. 14, with key issues this session ranging from requiring vaccines, to school funding, gun control, behavioral health, reducing the rape kit backlog, and a host of other issues.
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OLYMPIA — Senate Minority Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, issued a statement last week alleging that Democrats were illegally using state resources for Democratic Party campaign training.
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OLYMPIA — The creation of a statewide Broadband Office and an initial investment of $25 million into getting broadband into “every nook and cranny” of the state was announced by Governor Jay Inslee last week.
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EPHRATA — County commissioners from Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln and Yakima counties voted Monday to appoint Quincy resident Alex Ybarra to the state legislature. Ybarra will replace outgoing Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Cle Elum, whose resignation amid a series of sexual harassment scandals was effective Monday.
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