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31 Jan
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Senate passes legislation requiring insurers to cover 3D mammography

The Washington State Senate today voted to expand protections for women’s health by requiring that three-dimensional mammography be covered by health insurance providers. 3D mammography, also known as tomosynthesis, has been shown to improve early detection by 40-percent, which is ...

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31 Jan
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KOMO News: State senate passes bill that would require insurers to cover 3D mammography

From KOMONews.com: OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Senate voted Wednesday to pass legislation that could help improve the early detection of breast cancer in women, according to a Senate press release. Senate Bill 5912 would require that health insurance providers ...

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12 Jan
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Senate Democrats condemn state agency’s cooperation with federal immigration agents

News broke on Thursday that the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) has been sharing information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after being directed not to do so by an executive order issued by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2017. ...

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11 Jan
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Kuderer, Baumgartner introduce legislation to put WIAA under state oversight, expand state basketball playoffs

Today, Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, and Sen. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, introduced legislation to put the Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association under state oversight. “Right now there’s no clear oversight for the WIAA,” said Baumgartner, Republican leader of the Senate Labor and ...

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09 Jan
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Senate committee to hear Access to Democracy reforms

A package of elections reform bills to reduce barriers, increase transparency and boost turnout in elections statewide will be heard Wednesday by the Senate State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee.   SB 6002, Washington Voting Rights Act Enables cities, ...

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