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Washington State Labor Council releases 2021 Legislative Report, and rates legislators based on their voting record

Recently, the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) released a 2021 Legislative Report, along with ratings for all Washington state legislators, based on their voting records....Read More

Bill to eliminate the death penalty moves to the House

Last Friday, the Senate passed a bill, requested by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, that would eliminate the death penalty. Under the bill, people convicted of...Read More

Podcast: Policy Vision from Democrats

We recorded this podcast at our 2017 Re-Wire Policy Conference with a panel of three Democrats, representing both the State Senate and House of Representatives....Read More

Should legislators ignore Supreme Court’s recent McCleary ruling?

Following the Supreme Court’s most recent McCleary ruling, Governor Inslee has repeatedly made it clear that his goal is to get the state in compliance...Read More

Inslee’s carbon tax announced, House Republicans counter with alternative bill

The office of Governor Inslee announced details of its much awaited carbon tax proposal this morning before the State of the State address. Inslee had...Read More

Morning Wire: Four predictions, four policy areas in session, Teresa Mosqueda

Welcome to the New Year – and your last week of solace before the gavel falls on the 2018 legislative session.  Since this is a...Read More

Prediction #1: Our politics – and your politics-related anxiety – are going to get worse, not better

With the launch of 2018, it’s time to make a few predictions about the road ahead.  The first prediction isn’t going to make anyone really...Read More

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Over 30 bills already introduced during pre-filing period

With the beginning of the pre-filing period on Monday, members of the House and Senate have already introduced over thirty bills. Here’s a quick look...Read More

Honeyford introduces bill to ban use of state bonds for employee salaries

OLYMPIA — Today Sen. Jim Honeyford, the lead Senate Republican for the state’s capital budget plan, introduced a measure to ban the use of proceeds from...Read More