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28 Feb
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Bellevue Reporter: Washington Senate passes reforms to reduce recidivism and racial disparities in juvenile justice system

From the Bellevue Reporter The Washington state Senate recently passed legislation extending juvenile justice jurisdiction for some youthful offenders to age 25. The bill is now in the House and was placed on second reading by the Rules Committee on ...

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13 Feb
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Senate passes student-drafted legislation to encourage composting and recycling

Supporting student-led efforts to encourage composting and recycling in public schools, the Washington state Senate today passed legislation to further enable the environmentally friendly practices. Senate Bill 6168, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, was initially drafted by students from ...

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13 Feb
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Video: Eastside Senators Discuss Education Funding

Sens. Patty Kuderer, Manka Dhingra, and Lisa Wellman, who each represent legislative districts in King County’s Eastside, discuss education funding, levies, and taxes.

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12 Feb
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Washington Senate passes reforms to reduce recidivism and racial disparities in juvenile justice system

The Washington state Senate today passed groundbreaking legislation extending juvenile justice jurisdiction for some youthful offenders to age 25. Current Washington law requires that 16-17 year olds who commit certain crimes are automatically tried as adults without any consideration of ...

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10 Feb
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Blog: Protecting the Personal Information of Public Employees

Today, the Senate passed a bill I sponsored to protect the birthdates of public employees from hackers and other malicious actors. As you may have read recently, this legislation has caused a bit of a stir. I want to be ...

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