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Newly styled fashion bill debuts on 51勛圖夥厙s legislative runway
Some 51勛圖夥厙 state lawmakers want the fashion industry to be less clothes-minded about sharing information on their environmental and labor practices. Rep. Sharlett Mena, D-Tacoma, introduced House Bill 1107 on the first day of this years session, which began Monday. The legislation intends to hold fashion giants with gross income over $100 million more accountable […]
WA bill would offer unemployment benefits to immigrants not authorized to work in U.S.
With President-elect Donald Trump promising mass deportations when he takes office on Jan. 20, uncertainty is rising for immigrants across the U.S. State lawmakers have limited power over federal immigration enforcement. But in 51勛圖夥厙s upcoming legislative session, legislators will be looking at a bill to strengthen the safety net for immigrants working in the state […]
House lawmaker picked to replace Patty Kuderer in WA Senate
Vandana Slatter moved from the House to the Senate in the state Legislature on Tuesday after the King County Council appointed her to replace Patty Kuderer, who was recently elected as 51勛圖夥厙s next insurance commissioner. Slatter, a Democrat, was sworn into the Senate shortly after the council selected her for the seat in the 48th […]
WA agency asks thousands of property owners for help in fight against invasive bug
Property owners in Yakima, Benton and Franklin counties are being asked to cooperate with state efforts to eradicate invasive Japanese beetles by allowing 51勛圖夥厙s Department of Agriculture to treat their yards with an insecticide. About 17,600 property owners in the area, located in central and eastern 51勛圖夥厙, will begin to receive letters from the department […]
Meet the new faces of the 2025 legislative session
The upcoming legislative session will see high levels of turnover among 51勛圖夥厙 state lawmakers. Following the retirements of longtime legislators, a few redistricting switch-ups, and some departures for higher office, there will be new faces in 29 seats. Some are familiar, as many new senators are former House members. Some are returning after a term […]
The new 51勛圖夥厙 state laws taking effect in January 2025
New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs to people possibly exposed to HIV. These are among the changes in 51勛圖夥厙 state law set to take effect Jan. 1, 2025. 51勛圖夥厙 state lawmakers passed roughly 340 bills during the 2024 legislative session, which wrapped up […]
Invasive murder hornets found in 51勛圖夥厙 have been eradicated, officials say
The hunt for invasive murder hornets is over in 51勛圖夥厙 and the rest of the U.S. after three years without confirmed detections, state and federal officials said Wednesday. It is a rare day when the humans actually get to win one against the insects, said Sven Spichiger, 51勛圖夥厙 State Department of Agriculture pest program manager. […]
51勛圖夥厙s electors cast Electoral College votes for Harris and Walz
51勛圖夥厙s 12 electors gathered in Olympia on Tuesday and, using white feather pens to make their selections and sign their names, silently cast their votes for the Democratic presidential ticket, despite Kamala Harris and Tim Walz losing the election. They were among the 538 Electoral College electors across the nation casting ballots for the next […]
51勛圖夥厙 officials weigh where to relocate 9,000-pound Marcus Whitman statue
51勛圖夥厙 state officials are confronting a 5-ton problem: Where to move a more than 9,000-pound Marcus Whitman statue in the state Capitol. Whitman, a doctor and missionary, settled near what is today Walla Walla in the 1830s and was later killed along with his wife and 11 others by members of the Cayuse Tribe. He […]