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'Our hair is literally a crown': WA Lawmakers consider ban on race-based hair discrimination
Washington could become the fourth state in the nation to outlaw race-based hair discrimination, after New York, New Jersey and California. On Tuesday,...
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Washington lawmaker wants hairstyles protected under state’s anti-discrimination law
Citing the case of a high school wrestler in New Jersey who was forced to cut his locs before he could compete, a Washington state lawmaker is proposing...
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Washington lawmakers want to enshrine the right of kids to sell lemonade
Washington lawmakers are tackling a variety of weighty issues this year from homelessness to prescription drug pricing to transportation funding to …....
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Ban on 'assault weapons' appears unlikely this year in WA Legislature
Despite a push by Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a ban on so-called “assault weapons” appears unlikely to pass the Washington...
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Grief and furor as gun violence victims and gun rights advocates descend on Olympia
A gun rally in Virginia on Monday drew thousands of people and national attention. But guns were also on the agenda at the Washington state Capitol...
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'They're trying to label us all domestic terrorists.' Rep. Matt Shea addresses gun rights rally
Washington state Rep. Matt Shea, a Spokane Valley Republican, has been accused of participating in an act of domestic terrorism prompting top elected officials to call on him to resign. But Friday, Shea found strong support at a gun rights rally at the state Capitol.
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What Washington lawmakers were up to during their first week in session
Washington state lawmakers have been on the job for one week now. The start of 2020 was filled with historical moments and and hearings on a range of issues.
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Gov. Inslee to appoint new judge to Washington Supreme Court
Gov. Jay Inslee will have another opportunity to make another appointment to the Washington State Supreme Court.
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Washington preps for cyberthreats ahead of 2020 election
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman addresses election security. She says Russians attempted to hack the state's election system in 2016, and officials expect the same in 2020.
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Back at Capitol, Rep. Matt Shea defiant in face of allegations, sanctions
Accused in a House investigation of participating in an act of domestic terrorism, Washington state Rep. Matt Shea of Spokane Valley defiantly returned...