Page School Teacher Leo O’Leary oversees the proceedings during the mock legislative hearing March 9th in the John Cherberg Building on the Capitol campus as young Senate and House chamber pages get a first-hand feel as to how state government operates. Portraying both state senators and representatives…
Organized by Olympia High School senior Gracie Anderson, a group of approximately 40 students head to the steps of the Legislative Building on Sunday after marching up the switchback hill trail line to hold an education funding rally.
An intimate visit with Skye Logue and Candida Suarez, two inmates raising their infants sons as participants in the Residential Parenting Program at the Washington Correction Center for Women in Gig Harbor.
Tacoma residents discuss issues at the monthly Tacoma Citizens Forum.
New ballot tabulation system expected to reduce logjams and ease ballot verification
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday criticized President Donald Trump’s new executive order on immigration and celebrated Washington’s legal efforts to defeat an original order on the topic.
A rally for President Donald Trump at Heritage Park in Olympia also drew counter-protesters that resulted in arrests.
The rally culminated with a news conference featuring members of the Legislature and representatives from the Latino community who touted economic contributions immigrants give to the state while addressing the effects of recent federal immigration orders.
Washington state lawmakers are considering whether to impose new restrictions on the collection of biometric data that is unique to an individual, such as a person’s retinal scans, voice patterns, fingerprints and facial geometry.
Federal Way School District Superintendent Tammy Campbell joined Gov. Jay Inslee at a Feb. 21 media availability to push for a bill to delay the “levy cliff. ” School districts have said the levy cliff will force them to plan for dramatic budget cuts in the coming months unless legislative action is taken.
Democratic state lawmakers comment on the Daniel Ramirez Medina case that has been the subject of protests at the Tacoma detention center. Ramirez Medina, whose lawyers say has no criminal convictions, was taken into custody after a federal raid to deport his father, who Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials say is a “prior-deported felon. “
