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Legislation aimed at enhancing the oversight for foster children whose biological parents struggle with substance use has stalled in Olympia, but it could be revived.
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With the first major policy cutoff behind them, Washington state Democrats, Republicans, and legislative staffers returned to a decade-old tradition: Basketball.
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Legislators in Washington are joining more than a dozen other states that are considering whether to restrict or ban foreign entities from buying farmland. The initial hearing on Olympia's version of the foreign ownership restrictions however drew more criticism than support on Tuesday.
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New restrictions on gun sales, including training requirements, waiting periods and permits, are making their way through the legislature in Washington and courts in Oregon.
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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources says one thing is missing from the state’s climate policies. Recent laws don’t allow the state agency to sell carbon credits. Department officials are pushing legislation that would change that law.
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The realtors' association is hoping to influence lawmakers considering a slate of laws that would change how, where, and what housing is built in Washington.
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Racial and social justice advocates asked Washington legislators Wednesday to repeal laws against jaywalking. However, a bill to do that generated lots of skeptical questions during a state House committee hearing and its prospects are unclear.
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Representative My-Linh Thai of Washington's 41st legislative district has co-sponsored a bill that would make Lunar New Year a formal state holiday.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers say they are finding common ground in the effort to build new housing in Washington state.
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Right now, Washington's attorney general does not have the power to launch investigations into police or sheriff’s departments. That primarily rests with the federal Department of Justice. That could change with a bill under consideration in Olympia.