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Public health care option headed to governor for signature
‘Cascade Care’ would create state-contracted insurance to be offered by 2021
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Affirmative action initiative passes Legislature
Approval is followed quickly by filing of referendum to repeal
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Lawmakers adjourn 105-day legislative session
$52.4 billion budget passes House on 57-41 vote after clearing Senate 27-21
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State lawmakers view new affirmative-action initiative
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe among supporters of measure
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State House approves 100 percent clean energy in Washington by 2045
Heads back to Senate for final vote
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Bill to let parents give medical marijuana to their students clears state Senate
Proposed change to cannabis testing rules also passes chamber
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Native American health care bill heads for governor’s desk
Measure had unanimous votes in both chambers
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State Senate, House don’t see eye to eye on budgets
Differences on Morse Creek, Hadlock wastewater facility, Boys & Girls Clubs, boatbuilding school
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Legislation to confiscate firearms in domestic violence situations moves forward
OLYMPIA — A bill to require the removal of firearms from domestic violence calls if there is probable…
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‘Ghost gun’ bill moves to state Senate committee
Measure would make 3D-printed firearms illegal
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Presidential candidate Jay Inslee releases tax returns
Challenges President Donald Trump to do the same
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Malicious harassment renamed hate crime in proposed state legislation
OLYMPIA — Newly named hate crime offenses would let courts infer the offense was due to the perception…
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Olympic Medical Center funding included in state Senate budget
OLYMPIA — The North Olympic Peninsula’s three Democratic lawmakers were enthusiastic that the $52.2 billion draft state Senate…
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District 24 legislators: Needs outweigh available funding
OLYMPIA — A better-than-expected state revenue forecast for 2017-21 did little to buoy the hopes of 24th District…