ARTICLES BY REBECCA WHITE STAFF WRITER
Senate approves Hirst bill for second time
OLYMPIA — A bipartisan bill sponsored by District 13 Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, was voted through the Senate for the second time on Tuesday in a 28-18 vote.
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Legislature gearing up for Hirst bill negotiations
OLYMPIA — The end of the regular session left several state-wide issues unresolved, including the controversial Supreme Court decision commonly known as Hirst.
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Lawmakers react to session overtime
OLYMPIA — Local legislators said they were not surprised the session ran over its allotted number of days and will continue working on their priorities from District 13 and Olympia.
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District 13 lawmakers' bills signed into law
OLYMPIA — Several bills sponsored by local legislators were signed by the governor this week as the legislature wraps up the regular session which could be completed as soon as this Friday.
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George Industrial Park slated to receive state funding
GEORGE — An industrial park in George is slated to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds from the state’s proposed capital budgets for water and road improvements which local officials believe could stimulate year-round economic growth for the area.
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Legislature crafts internet privacy bills
Washington has joined several other states in proposing internet privacy protection bills after Congress blocked FCC regulations barring internet providers from selling their customers personal data.
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Bill to reassess military credit makes cut-off in House
A bill to reassess the way military service credit for state retirement plans is awarded to veterans who have been deployed narrowly made cut-off in the Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.
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State House honors Buffalo Soldiers
OLYMPIA — The House of Representatives honored the Buffalo Soldiers, an African-American cavalry unit known for their valor based in the west after the Civil War, in a resolution on March 22.
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Senate passes capital budget
OLYMPIA — District 13 is slated to receive new funding for buildings at Big Bend Community College and Central Washington University.
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DOC early release bill voted out of committee
A bill to reform the Department of Corrections, drafted in response to the early release of around 3,000 prisoners over the last 13 years due to computer miscalculations, was voted unanimously out of the Public Safety committee on Wednesday.
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House Dems' budget to include new taxes, spending
The House Democrats have released their budget proposal, which includes increased spending in education and social services as well as several new taxes.
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Bill to create water slide exemption heard in House
OLYMPIA — A bill to exempt bouncy houses, inflatable water slides and dunk tanks from water recreation permit law was heard by the Senate .
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State senate introduces transportation budget
The transportation budget, which includes funding for new public transit, the Port of Moses Lake rail project and improvements for I-90 in District 13, was voted out of the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday.
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Senate committee releases budget proposal
The Senate released its operating budget for the 2017-19 biennium with an increased spending of $1.8 billion on education and significant changes in early learning, family services and health care.
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