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Inslee: state may reopen early if 70% vaccination rate reached

As of this morning, Washington State is at a 67.8% vaccination rate — a stone’s throw from the 70% bar set for reopening of the...Read More

Rep. Jayapal introduces federal legislation to ban facial recognition, weeks after King County votes to ban it

On Tuesday, US Representative Pramila Jayapal joined seven other members of Congress in introducing bicameral legislation to stop government use of biometric technology, including facial...Read More

Bills clear their house of origin on Wednesday

Several bills cleared the House and the Senate ahead of Wednesday’s “House of Origin” cutoff. As each chamber moves forward in considering bills the other...Read More

Senate passes Carlyle’s Washington Privacy Act

The Washington Senate today overwhelmingly approved the Washington Privacy Act, one of the nation’s strongest consumer data privacy protection measures. Based on global standards and...Read More