What bills have passed? Not passed? Await signature?
Joe Turner at The News Tribune is compiling lists upon lists of bills that have passed but await Gov. Chris Gregoire’s signature, bills that have been signed, and bills that just plain old failed. The...
View ArticleCatch up on what lawmakers have been up to today through Friday
This week, lawmakers are in town for committee days. You can see the full slate of committee hearings and schedules here. TVW will be covering many of the hearings live. Go here for the schedule....
View ArticleCare about graduating? Public schools? Watch the Quality Education Council...
Tune into TVW now to watch the Quality Education Council. This is the group that is tasked with studying public education in the state and coming up with ways it can be improved. So far, they’ve...
View ArticleSmall wineries, mute swans and income tax: A look at prefiled bills
Next Monday, the 60-day legislative session will begin, bringing Legislators, lobbyists and extra staff members to Olympia to try to solve the $2.6 billion budget problem. Since this is an...
View ArticleTune in tomorrow for the AP forum
Tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock, I’ll be at the annual AP forum, where lawmakers will talk to the media about what’s in store for the year. I’ll be blogging as it happens, so if you want a glimpse into...
View ArticleAt the AP forum: Sen. Lisa Brown goes first, talks budget
Sen. Lisa Brown at the Legislative forum: “I think there isn’t a question about the kind of state people of Washington want to live in,” she started out with, “So the question for us this Legislative...
View ArticleRep. Lynn Kessler: “The world economy collapsed and we are in this situation”
Sen. Lynn Kessler, filling in for House Speaker Frank Chopp, followed Sens. Hewitt and Brown (see below) at the AP Forum. She said she wanted to make clear how the state got into this situation — being...
View ArticleRep. Richard DeBolt: “We have to keep up.”
Finishing up the first panel at the AP Legislative Forum is Rep. Richard DeBolt. He said he feels like you could go back to any year, rewind and hear the same things at the opening forum. “We have to...
View ArticleSession starts today. Here’s what you need to know.
Today marks the first day of this year’s 60-day legislative session. Here’s what’s happening: - At 9:30 a.m., TVW will be live with the swearing-in of Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen. - At...
View ArticleDay 1: Let’s review. From privatized liquor sales to some good economic signs.
Here’s a handy run-down of what happened today: - Chief economic forecaster Arun Raha said revenue collections for the past two months are actually higher than he forecast in November. Yet … - A...
View Article2010 Legislature – a morning-after recap
Good morning! - In case you were sleeping: The Legislature adjourned early this morning (around 1 a.m.) after passing the tax package, passing all the budgets and honoring Rep. Lynn Kessler and Sen....
View ArticleQ&A: DOR’s Janetta Taylor on the 68 tax changes coming to Washington
This week’s Q&A is with Janetta Taylor with the Department of Revenue. I was interested in finding out how the department is dealing with nearly 70 changes to the tax code worth $800 million that...
View ArticleSen. Pam Roach wants to criminalize lying in voters’ pamphlets
A bill before the Senate Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections would make it a crime to put false information in a voter’s pamphlet (the one paid for by the state that arrives with...
View ArticleThe latest on Sine Die
I went up to Sen. Lisa Brown’s media availability today and she got a lot of questions from reporters about when the Legislature might be done with the people’s work. One reporter shared a rumor that...
View ArticleQ&A with Bruce Beckett: Proponent of privatizing liquor sales via Initiative...
This week’s Q&A is with Bruce Beckett, Government Affairs Director of the Washington Restaurant Association and a spokesman for the Yes on Initiative 1183 campaign. I wanted to talk to him about...
View ArticleThis Week’s TVW Coverage: Revenue Forecast, Redistricting Maps, More…
A new and possibly budget-busting state revenue forecast and plans to carve out new state congressional and legislative district boundaries highlight TVW’s coverage for this week. Both those events,...
View ArticleSenate Majority Leader: Budget writers are close on a package of cuts
House and Senate budget writers are close to a compromise on several hundred million dollars in cuts, according to Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown. Brown held a press availability this morning. She...
View ArticleSupreme Court announces McCleary decision, says state is not fully funding...
This morning, the TVW crew is at the capitol for the Associated Press legislative preview, where legislative leadership, the governor and human services and education advocates are talking to the media...
View ArticleScenes from the opening ceremony
The Senate and House just wrapped up opening session. Here’s a scene from the House. Rep. Frank Chopp outlined his priorities, including education taking early learning “to the next level.” He also...
View ArticleNow you can watch legislative hearings right from the bill information site
TVW has partnered with the Legislature to make it easier to get information about the bills that you care about: Now, you can watch video of bill debate and public hearing on the bill information page....
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