One of the legislators who's been 'chasing down' Sound Transit for several years over allegations of overstepping tax authority, and overcharging, will file bill in next session.
Rep. Debra Lekanoff is currently writing legislation she plans to introduce, that would force schools to drop Indian themed mascots or other Native American characters.
Rep. Matt Boehnke from Kennewick wants the Legislature to examine what happened to all that ESD money that went to "Nigeria" and he wants it to happen NOW.
HB 2184 is generating controversy because the mandated programs would include K through 5. Current state requirements start at 5th grade, for HIV/AIDS information-prevention. Would parents be able to opt out of mandatory classes?
The Washington State Constitution guarantees the right to file and Initiative (such as I-976 the $30 car tabs) or Referendums in ANY year. This bill would violate the Constitution by making them only in even years (2022--2024 etc).
This website allows you to see what bills have been introduced, what they are for and who sponsored them...in a concise manner that's not political 'greek.'
We present part 2 of what the Washington State Legislature did and did not pass during the 2019 legislative session.
We do know that we became the FIRST ever state to have it's budget exceed $50 billion dollars...! That includes states like New York, California, New Jersey...