The 2019 legislative session began on January 14. This will be a “long” regular session, because we will pass two-year operating, capital, and transportation budgets for the state before our scheduled adjournment on Sunday, April 28. After the 2019 election, ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) started his second full term in the Washington State Senate today. Pedersen will continue to serve as chair of the Senate Law & Justice Committee. He will also serve on the Senate Ways & Means ...
Read MoreWhen Americans die, most are buried or cremated. Washington could soon become the first state to allow another option: human composting. The novel approach, known as “recomposition,” involves placing bodies in a vessel and hastening their decomposition into a nutrient-dense ...
Read MoreState Sen. Jamie Pedersen is a smart, effective leader who should be re-elected by Seattle voters in the 43rd District. A Puyallup native, Pedersen is vice president and general counsel at McKinstry, a large Seattle-based construction and building engineering firm. ...
Read MoreDear friends and neighbors: Before the Legislature finished this year’s 60-day session last week, we passed supplemental operating, transportation, and capital budgets to fund everything from public schools to roads. These supplemental budgets are generally minor changes to the two-year ...
Read MoreDear friends and neighbors: The 2018 Legislature adjourned last Thursday. It was the first time since 2014 that we finished on time and the first time since 2008 that we completed all of our budgets without the need for a special ...
Read MoreDear friends and neighbors: The 60-day session in Olympia is flying by and our Democratic majority in the Senate continues to make exciting progress. This week we faced an important deadline to move bills out of the Senate and over ...
Read MoreDear friends and neighbors: We have reached the midpoint of the 60-day legislative session. Our Democratic majority in the Senate continues to work closely with the House to advance bills and budget priorities that will improve the lives of people ...
Read MoreWe are only 12 days into the 2018 legislative session in Olympia, but we are already notching significant victories for the people of our state. Our new Democratic majority in the Senate is working collaboratively with the House to pass ...
Read MoreAfter five years of Republican control of the state Senate, exciting changes are afoot in Olympia. Democrats gained a one-seat majority as a result of this month’s special election in the 45th Legislative District (Redmond/Woodinville). Senate Democrats will now be ...
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