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New online toolkit to provide help, comfort to families with missing loved ones

By Lauren Gallup May 1, 2023

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1512 into law on Monday, May 1 as supporters and bill sponsors looked on.

By signing into law House Bill 1512, Washington state will create an online toolkit meant to assist families and law enforcement seeking to locate and recover missing persons. The act, known as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons and Lucian Act, is in part named after Lucian Munguia, who was 4 years old when he went missing in Yakima last September. His Read More

Washington establishes cold case unit to investigate missing and murdered Indigenous peoples cases

By Lauren Gallup April 20, 2023

A photo of families gathered for May 5th MMIWP Awareness Day 2022

On April 20, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1177 that establishes a cold case unit specifically for missing and murdered Indigenous women and people in the state. “This legislation will ensure that Indigenous victims of crime receive robust, thorough investigations, and potential prosecution,” Inslee said. Read More

Thousands testify at legislature public hearing for agriculture overtime bill

By Johanna Bejarano February 20, 2023

Farmers, workers and advocates testified on the proposed bill 5476 in Olympia. Credit: Scheen capture from TVW.org. Listen (Runtime 1:12) Read Thousands of farmworkers, advocates and farmers testified at the […]Read More

Washington Lawmakers Adjourn 60-Day Session After Passing Budget & Transportation Package

By Austin Jenkins March 11, 2022

Democrats in the Washington State Legislature are proposing more spending

The WA Legislature adjourns its 60 day session Listen: Capitol Correspondent Austin Jenkins wraps up the legislative session / Runtime: 4 minutes Austin Jenkins/NW News NetworkExcept for a few visitors […]Read More

Democrats In Olympia Strike Deal On Updated Spending Plan

By Austin Jenkins March 10, 2022

Democrats in the Washington State Legislature are proposing more spending

Washington’s Democratic-majority legislature approves 2-year budget plan with new spending and less tax cuts Read Listen: Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports on the budget deal. (Runtime: 59 seconds) Majority Democrats […]Read More

Democrats In WA Legislature Seal Deal For Big New Transportation Package

By Tom Banse March 9, 2022

Democrats in the Washington State Legislature are proposing more spending

Washington’s Democratic-majority legislature passes major transportation funding bill Listen Read Democrats who control the Washington Legislature have sealed a deal to raise and spend nearly $17 billion over the next […]Read More

Washington Legislature Gets Serious On School Earthquake Retrofits

By Tom Banse March 9, 2022

A cracked road from an earthquake

Washington lawmakers get serious about spending money to retrofit old school buildings for earthquake safety CREDIT: ShakeAlert Listen Read An effort to jump-start the pace of earthquake retrofits to older […]Read More

Bills Dying In Final Days Of WA Legislative Session

By Austin Jenkins March 8, 2022

Democrats in the Washington State Legislature are proposing more spending

Many bills are dying in the final days of the WA legislative session Listen Read This is the final week of Washington’s legislative session. But already a number of proposals […]Read More

The Keep Washington Evergreen Bill Will Not Move Forward This Session

By Lauren Gallup February 15, 2022

A image of Washington state filled with trees, with the text "Keep Washington Evergreen."

The Keep Washington Evergreen bill died in session. Read More

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