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18 Jun
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Sen. Saldaña on DACA decision: “We are home.”

Sen. Rebecca Saldaña (D-Seattle) on Thursday issued the statement below on the US Supreme Court’s decision to reject the Trump Administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA): “This news comes as a tremendous relief for ...

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17 Jun
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Statement from Sen. Christine Rolfes on state revenue forecast

OLYMPIA – Sen. Christine Rolfes (D-Bainbridge Island), chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, released this statement following today’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council meeting: “Today’s forecast gives us a better understanding of the enormous fiscal challenges facing our state ...

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17 Jun
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Sen. Billig statement on release of June Economic Revenue Forecast

OLYMPIA – Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) released the statement below following today’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council meeting: “Since session concluded in March, we have not stopped our work to ensure all working people, businesses and those disproportionately ...

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16 Jun
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Bipartisan COVID-19 recovery committee holds its first meeting

Working people and small businesses are facing unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, the Senate Special Committee on Economic Recovery heard from a variety of experts about ways to help people and businesses recover. The bipartisan ...

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05 Jun
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An open letter to the people of Washington state

An open letter to the people of Washington state: The Senate Democratic Caucus – fully recognizing that our own state Senate lacks the voice of even a single Black legislator, a voice that needs to ground us today and always ...

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