Articles from the February 7, 2010 edition
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Lawmakers propose limits on scope of Public Records Act for Legislature
OLYMPIA (Feb. 4, 2019) Legislation proposed on the last day of January would largely exempt state legislators from the Public Records Act according to the attorney who led the fight against a similar bill last year. That bill was passed in a...
Lawmakers propose lowering B&O tax for some rural manufacturers
OLYMPIA (Feb. 1, 2019) A bipartisan bill introduced in the Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee would reduce the business and occupation tax for manufacturers and publishers of printed materials and periodicals, excluding...
Lawmakers aim to 'ditch the switch' on daylight saving
OLYMPIA (Jan. 30, 2019) OLYMPIA — Lawmakers are pushing for a bill to allow year-round observation of daylight saving time in the state of Washington, with the intention of the practice spreading throughout the country. House Bill 1196 was c...
Texting motorists may face steep fines in school zones
OLYMPIA (Jan. 29, 2019) A proposed bill would double the fine for motorists caught using a cellphone in a school, playground or crosswalk speed zone to up to $234 per infraction, or up to $468 for repeat offenders. Washington’s first law to a...
Lawmaker proposes tax reform task force
OLYMPIA (Feb. 4, 2019) A proposal by Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill, would create a Washington state revenue reform task force to review the state tax system and make recommendations to the Legislature on how it can “better serve” state res...
Lawmakers move to prevent youth suicide in schools
OLYMPIA (Feb. 5, 2019) OLYMPIA – A bipartisan group of 22 representatives is working to improve crisis planning in Washington schools to prevent youth suicides. “I know for a fact I am not the only one that considers suicide every single day,” said M...
Death penalty slated for execution
OLYMPIA (Feb. 5, 2019) Legislators propose replacing the moribund death penalty with the mandatory imposition of life imprisonment without parole. The Senate Law and Justice committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5339 sponsored by Senator Re...
Lawmakers seek revisions to wrongful death and injury statutes
WNPA Olympia News Bureau. Jan. 24, 2019 A proposal prompted by the 2015 “Ride the Ducks” accident on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle came one step closer to becoming law on Wednesday as people voiced their views on changes to Washington’s wrongful death...
