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28 Jun
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Sen. Hasegawa’s e-newsletter update 6/28/2013

Dear 11th District constituents, After one regular legislative session and two special sessions, and scant hours from the end of the fiscal year and the shutdown in public services that would ensue without a new operating budget, we finally reached ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
17 Jun
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Sen. Hasegawa’s e-newsletter update 6/17/2013

Sine Die II (Quasi Die) Dear 11th District Constituents, Sine Die is the Latin phrase the Legislature uses to mean the end of session. We adjourned the 1st Special Session Sine Die last Tuesday, still without a budget, even though ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
10 Jun
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Sen. Hasegawa’s e-newsletter update 6/10/2013

Dear 11th District constituents, Budget negotiations here in Olympia make the sport of watching grass grow feel like an Olympic event. So what’s the hang-up with budget negotiations? There’s a fundamental difference between Democratic and Republican goals. Democrats want to ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
09 Jun
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Sen. Hasegawa warns of cost shift from business to the general public

Sen. Bob Hasegawa took the Senate floor today to explain how a Republican proposal to change worker compensation would shift business costs onto the taxpaying public.

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Washington State Capitol Building
09 Jun
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Sen. Hasegawa calls for balanced spending approach

Sen. Bob Hasegawa took to the Senate floor today to make the case to fully fund education but not in a way that comes at the expense of other vital services.

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