April 24, 2008
College Bound Scholarship deadline
approaching for low-income eighth-graders
April 11, 2008
Smart move –
Investments in early education noticed nationally
April 11, 2008
Number 4 in the
country for having the best tax system for entrepreneurship and small
businesses
April 8, 2008
Solar panel
parts manufacturing receives incentive to build in Walla Walla County
April 4, 2008
Rep. Judy
Clibborn on WSF’s decision to reject ferry bid and the importance of
retaining the new "Build in Washington" law
March 27, 2008
Privacy barriers for enhanced driver’s license signed into law
March 21, 2008
Seaquist
bill expanding DNA sampling of criminals now law
March 17, 2008
Best in Nation
State Spyware law updated
March 13, 2008
House Speaker: 2008 session met the
challenge
March 13, 2008
Outdoor
recreation bills increase access to fishing, hunting and other
activities
March 13, 2008
Bill passes ensuring
gas stations will stay open during power outages
March 13, 2008
Kelley bill to help
small business receives Legislature’s approval
March 12, 2008
Legislature plans for
high-speed internet deployment across state
March 12, 2008
House
Finance chairman shows path to Key Arena financing solution
March 12, 2008
Governor signs domestic partnership expansion into law
March 12, 2008
Statement from House Transportation Committee Chair
state Rep. Judy Clibborn regarding final passage of the 2008
supplemental transportation budget
March 11, 2008
Home
Construction Action Plan
March 11, 2008
House sends package
of community safety bills to governor
March 11, 2008
Rolfes Bill Studying
Green Building Incentives Passes Legislature
March 10, 2008
Seaquist’s
family doctor bill wins Legislature’s approval
March 10, 2008
Port contracts law
passes House and Senate
March 10, 2008
Morris bills only a
Governor’s signature away from becoming law
March 10, 2008
Statement by Rep. Pat
Lantz (D - Gig Harbor) on not seeking a seventh term
March 7, 2008
Washington
legislators condemn Air Force tanker deal
March 7, 2008
Green Bill
Expands Consumer Protections, Passes Senate
March 7, 2008
Legislature
approves key protections for new homeowners
March 7, 2008
Expansion of on-campus child care clears Legislature
March 7, 2008
Legislature
moves to give homeowners substantial protection from scam artists
March 7, 2008
Senate passes
Takko’s bill boosting renewable resources
March 6, 2008
Counselor measure clears Senate; Barlow says bill ready for prime time
March 6, 2008
Community & Economic
Development & Trade Committee To Hold Public Hearing On Joint Memorial
On Air Force Tanker Contract
March 6, 2008
Van De Wege moves
quickly to allow blown-down timber harvesting
March 4, 2008
Legislature bans use of “Big
Brother” chips to spy on consumers
March 4, 2008
Legislature clears bill
to modernize temporary permits for new vehicles
March 4, 2008
Statement
from House Transportation Committee Chair state Rep. Judy Clibborn
(D-Mercer Island) on the House Republicans' recently released
transportation plan
March 4, 2008
Ruth
Kagi appointed to national advisory group to help young children
February 29, 2008
Springer sponsors
Woodinville teen to serve as page in Legislature
February 29, 2008
Rep. Schual-Berke:
Consumers need a watchdog for rising health insurance premiums
February 28, 2008
40th
District Legislators congratulate Washington Aerospace Scholars
February 28, 2008
Public-safety bills
moving in legislative process, Barlow says
February 25, 2008
House passes
Pettigrew bills focused on children and families
February 22, 2008
State House approves
Transportation Budget
February 21, 2008
State House wants to test more kids for lead poisoning
February 21, 2008
House passes
green-collar jobs bill
February 20, 2008
House budget focuses on basics, bottom line
February 20, 2008
House
Transportation budget focuses on projects, cuts overhead
February 20, 2008
House Capital
Budget looks to the future
February 19, 2008
Voters to have
information online about judicial races
February 19, 2008
Anti-spyware
legislation passes House
February 19, 2008
Post-disaster
worker benefit bill passes House
February 19, 2008
Takko wants to
help rural bus riders ‘one way or another’
February 19, 2008
House passes
Nelson’s first two bills: good news for the environment
February 19, 2008
Hasegawa pushes for more funds to aid
small businesses
February 19, 2008
Public safety focus
of House action
February 19, 2008
Life-saving DUI
legislation wins House approval
February 18, 2008
Rapid Response Loan Program levels the playing field
February 18, 2008
House
votes unanimously for model long-term care insurance
February 18, 2008
Takko
applauds Senate support for bill protecting public from bad drivers
February 18, 2008
Evergreen Cities Bill Passes House
February 18, 2008
What's Happening In the House Today
February 15, 2008
Improved
regulatory assistance and services for businesses delivered in House
bills
February 15, 2008
Domestic-partnerships: Moeller presides over historic House session
February 15, 2008
Nation-leading nurse staffing bill clears House
February 15, 2008
Rolfes Bill Supporting National Guard, Families Passes House
February 14, 2008
Williams' identity
theft bill passes House
February 14, 2008
Small business bills
advanced by House
February 14, 2008
House moves to increase small business health care options
February 14, 2008
State House of Representatives
passes bills to assist English language learners
February 14, 2008
House moves eminent domain bills to protect public
February 14, 2008
Darneille measure to promote adult literacy wins unanimous House
approval
February 14, 2008
Program to build family doctor corps passes House
February 14, 2008
Rolfes
Bill Authorizes Passenger-Only Ferry Service to Kingston, Puget Sound
February 14, 2008
Public
lands for outdoor recreation bill passes House
February 14, 2008
What's Happening Today
February 13, 2008
Quality education begins with quality professionals
February 13, 2008
Rep. Hudgins’ broadband plan survives legislative cut-off
February 13, 2008
Moeller:
Legislators need 'a good solid dose of the real world'
February 13, 2008
House education package
aims at “success for all students”
February 13, 2008
House passes
Pettigrew bill bringing fresh food from local farms to students in
public schools
February 13, 2008
House passes
plan to launch a new Head Start program
February 13, 2008
Rolfes bill
gives crime victims say in offender’s work release
February 13, 2008
House passes bill to increase number of sex offenders listed on
notification website
February 13, 2008
What's In the House Today
February 13, 2008
Morris
targets hidden “Big Brother” chips
February 12, 2008
Stronger tracking laws
for sex offenders pass House
February 12, 2008
Rep.
Darneille bill to protect students passes unanimously
February 12, 2008
What's In the House Today
February 12, 2008
Barlow’s
bill emphasizing bonus for best teachers clears Appropriations
February 11, 2008
Public safety emphasized in Barlow’s new measure for counselors
February 8, 2008
Barlow: ‘AMBER
Alerts are too important to let misuse go unpunished’
February 8, 2008
Bill would put privacy
barriers on driver’s licenses
February 7, 2008
Look out for the duck
February 7, 2008
House passes
Morrell protections for cell phone privacy
February 7, 2008
Kelley
leads House passage of homeowner counseling bill
February 7, 2008
Uninsured motorists
‘drive up costs for the rest of us’
February 6, 2008
House OKs bill
bolstering programs for homeless families
February 6, 2008
Home security package passed from House
February 6, 2008
Package of Home Security bills that will run on the
House floor Wednesday
February 6, 2008
Morrell Speaks Out at
Rally
February 5, 2008
Gone in 60 seconds - Secondhand Smoke Reaches 30 times
Hazard level in 60 Seconds
February 4, 2008
House
Democrats green-light consumer-privacy, protection bills
February 4, 2008
Barlow wants
tougher sentences for sex crimes committed in or near schools
February 4, 2008
Bill to
protect children from secondhand smoke in cars scheduled to move Tuesday
February 4, 2008
Lantz
bill would crack down on foreclosure rescue scams
February 4, 2008
Consumer privacy and protection package on House
floor today
February 4, 2008
Local
student learns about state government firsthand
February 4, 2008
Relief for
businesses for streamlined sales passes House
February 1, 2008
Rep. Shay Schual-Berke
pushes to move Children’s
Administration away from DSHS
February 1, 2008
Simpson bill
would bar certain sex predators from using the Internet
February 1, 2008
Bill to track
commitment center calls clears committee
February 1, 2008
Wallace urges Congress
to pass ‘Media Ownership Act’
February 1, 2008
What’s happening in the House today?
January 31, 2008
Public hearing on bill to create new child welfare
department
January 31, 2008
Spokane lawmaker
seeks ‘a safe learning environment’
January 31, 2008
What's Hot In the House Today
January 30, 2008
What's Happening In
the House Today
January 29, 2008
Pedersen testimony given at today's domestic partnership hearing in the
House Judiciary Committee
January 28, 2008
Washington State House of
Representatives House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
January 28, 2008
House
subcommittee budget offers investments in safety, environment and
housing
January 28, 2008
Safety standards would be set under emergency kit bill
January 28, 2008
In the House Today
January 28, 2008
Wallace works with Vancouver high schoolers to modernize history
requirement
January 25, 2008
Career and technical education
in legislative spotlight
January 25, 2008
Local Governments one step
closer to restoring public campaign financing
January 24, 2008
Williams introduces two new open government bills
January 24, 2008
Hudgins
bill pursues access to cleaner fuel for all
January 24, 2008
House Transportation
Committee considers Appleton ferry bills
January 24, 2008
Vulnerable
adults: Moeller wants stronger protection for at-risk citizens
January 23, 2008
House passes Takko’s bill creating tougher punishment for eluding police
January 23, 2008
$277.9 million public works program passes House
January 23, 2008
$50,000 homestead
exemption proposed for state property taxes
January 23, 2008
What’s Hot in the
House Wednesday?
January 22, 2008
How does
the cost of housing affect job growth and the economy?
January 21, 2008
House democrats continue
pushing for accountability at the Port
January 21, 2008
What's Hot in the House for Monday
January 18, 2008
Robots in the Legislature
January 18, 2008
Kelley introduces bills to improve sex offender monitoring
January 18, 2008
Guardsmen and Women
to be Honored Today
January 17, 2008
House approves two bills for
service personnel and veterans
January 17, 2008
Early floor action surprised many
January 16, 2008
January 16, 2008
January 16, 2008
Dunshee: end the blood sport of fox pens - WARNING: Contains Violent
and Graphic Images of Animal Abuse
January 15, 2008
Williams files
open public record bill
January 14, 2008
Morris at the helm of the
House Floor Debate in new role as Speaker Pro Tem
New online tools
available to keep up-to-date with the Legislature
January 10, 2008
Lawmakers united behind
prosecutors, police and victims' advocates
January 8, 2008
Marko Liias (D) appointed to 21st District Legislative Seat
Liz Loomis appointed to represent the 44th District
December 20, 2007
Dawn
Morrell urges stronger cell-phone privacy protection
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