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Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins and KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick look at what needs to be accomplished before the Legislature wraps up Thursday. They also discuss COVID rates, the latest troubles for the state’s redistricting commission, and what bills didn’t pass this session.
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The Washington Legislature on Monday approved an alert system to help identify and locate missing Indigenous people.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed two bills fixing parts of a sweeping package of police reform measures that lawmakers passed last year, in the wake of 2020′s widespread racial justice protests.
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Gov. Jay Inslee has moved up the timeline for lifting Washington's mask mandate to March 12. The announcement comes as lawmakers are in the final stretch of the legislative session. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about the latest from the state capital.
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COVID-19The Washington state House has dropped its requirement that lawmakers verify they are vaccinated and boosted in order to attend floor votes in the chamber, and starting Tuesday, the north gallery will reopen to a limited number of members of the public, who must be masked and maintain social distancing.
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Washington has led the nation in phasing out dangerous toxic chemicals found in products from food packaging to firefighting foam to automobile brake pads. Now, advocates are pushing for a law to keep the worst toxic chemicals out of cosmetics.
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Democrats in Olympia have some big spending ideas, and they want to let you do some tax-free spending later this year. It’s all part of their proposed updates to the state’s two-year budget. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about the proposals.
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State wildlife officials are requesting more than $8.5 million in emergency funding from the Legislature to boost the fight against invasive European green crabs. A new tool might make that more effective: environmental DNA.
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The Washington Senate has approved a measure that authorizes legislative leaders to terminate a governor's state of emergency after 90 days if the Legislature is not in session. The vote comes nearly two years after Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Today is a milestone day in the Legislature's 60-day session, and lawmakers are facing a key deadline. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about it.