Legislative Review

On this episode of Legislative Review: The Legislature convenes their 2025 legislative session and a bill on rent stabilization.

Members of the Senate Transportation Committee listens to an update on the Washington State's license plate shortage.

On this episode of Legislative Review Interim Edition: The House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee listens to an update on the lack of public defenders in cities and counties here in Washington State.

The Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought listens to an update on last April's emergency drought declaration.

The Joint Transportation Committee discusses updates on the I-5 tolling project.

The Senate State Government and Elections Committee meet to discuss updates on the state’s redistricting process – a once-a-decade process that redraws state congressional and legislative districts.

On this interim edition of Legislative Review: We take a look at JLARC's audit of the procedures of pesticides reporting for farmworkers.

Legislative Year in Review covers the top issues, bills and debates of the 2024 legislative session.

Legislative Review features highlights from Thursday's legislative activity (3/7/24).On the final day of the 2024 session, supplemental state operating and transportation budgets are approved in the House and Senate.

On this episode of Legislative Review: A bill pertaining to future natural gas consumption in Washington State and both chambers approve the State's Supplemental Capital Budget

Legislative Review features highlights from Monday's legislative activity (3/5/24).On today's episode: The House votes on citizen initiatives addressing police pursuits of vehicles, parents' rights in education, and prohibiting state and local personal income taxes.

Legislative Review features highlights from Monday's legislative activity (3/4/24).On today's episode: The Senate votes on citizen initiatives addressing police pursuits of vehicles, parents' rights in education, and prohibiting state and local personal income taxes.

Legislative Review features highlights from Friday's legislative activity (3/1/24).On today's episode: Merging Washington state's carbon market with California and Quebec; and a push for electric school buses is debates in the Senate.

Legislative Review features highlights from Thursday's legislative activity (2/29/24).On today's episode: Bills to place epinephrine autoinjectors in schools, promote fentanyl and opioid prevention education in schools, and protect consumers from predatory loans.

On today's episode: Citizen initiatives on police pursuits and parental rights in education get public hearings before joint House/Senate committees at the State Capitol.

On this episode of Legislative Review, the Seante holds a contentious debate concerning voters' pamphlets. Plus - a joint committee holds a public hearing on Intiative 2111.

Legislative Review features highlights from Monday's legislative activity (2/26/24).On this episode: The House meets over the weekend and passes its version of the supplemental operating budget; the House Appropriations Committee hears bills that aim to employ more public defenders and prosecutors in underserved areas, and reqire a new computer science requirement for high school graduation.

On this episode of Legislative Review: A bill that aims to help with rent stabilization and the Senate debates their version of the Supplemental Operating Budget.

Legislative Review features highlights from Thursday's legislative activity (2/22/24).On today's episode: The Senate passes bills dealing with police officer recruitment, "co-living" housing, and instructional materials in schools.

Legislative Review features highlights from Wednesday's legislative activity (2/21/24).On this episode: The Senate's supplemental state transportation budget; a Senate committee votes out a number of bills related to public schools; and a House committee hears a bill to eliminate the state's Fish and Wildlife Commission.

The House and Senate Democrats drop their respective versions of the state supplemental operating budget. Plus, a sneak peak at the Democrats' supplemental transportation budget.

The house passes a resolution honoring the Japanese Americans who were interned in WWII, a Senate committee holds a public hearing on a gun bill and the Senate passes a resolution on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Stay tuned for budget talks.

on this episode of Legislative Review: A hearing on the Senate's verson of the Capital Budget and bill pertaining to guns in certain public places.

Legislative Review features highlights from Thursday's legislative activity (2/15/24).On this episode: A bill to authorize the WA Attorney General to investigate police deadly force incidents; a bill proposing public utility tax exemptions for green hydrogen; and a bill to make EpiPen more available in schools for emergency care for allergic reactions.

On this episode of Legislative Review: We take a look at a bill that would try to stabilize rent in Washington State. And also topics covering grocery mergers and Ukrainian Americans.