Radio News From the State House of Representatives

NEWS WRAPS:

Tue., June 18, 2013

Optimistic revenue forecast should speed budget agreement, send lawmakers home till next year

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:71)

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Thu., June 13, 2013

House closes estate-tax loophole to save Education Legacy Trust Account; Senate follows suit at last minute

Rep. Reuven Carlyle  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:85)

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Tue., June 11, 2013

Senate GOP again rebuff compromise offers; Legislature heads into second overtime period

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:80)

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Mon., June 10, 2013

House votes to save construction jobs, businesses if Senate government-shutdown hints become reality

Rep. Hans Dunshee  (D-Snohomish)

One produced report (:95)

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Wed., June 5, 2013

House budget negotiators offer "significant compromise" that could bring quick end to Olympia budget crisis

Rep. Ross Hunter  (D-Medina)

One produced report (:77)

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Tue., June 4, 2013

House leader frustrated with budget talks, still hopeful for on-time adjournment

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:72)

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Wed., May 29, 2013

Legislature races to fix glitch in estate-tax law & avoid loss of $140M in school funding

Rep. Reuven Carlyle  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:80)

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Wed., May 22, 2013

House Public Safety Committee OKs "tougher, smarter" DUI laws

Rep. Roger Goodman  (D-Kirkland)

One produced report (:70)

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Mon., May 20, 2013

Hundreds rally at Capitol for transportation funding, jobs projects

Rep. Judy Clibborn  (D-Mercer Island)

One produced report (:70)

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Mon., May 13, 2013

Special legislative session kicks off in Olympia; budget negotiations continue

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:80)

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Tue., Apr. 30, 2013

New rules for self-service alcohol purchases among three dozen bills slated to get Inslee's signature Wednesday

Rep. Sam Hunt  (D-Olympia)

One produced report (:75)

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Sun., Apr. 28, 2013

Legislature adjourns, sends rank-and-file home while leaders keep working to reach compromise on operating budget

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:85)

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Wed., Apr. 24, 2013

House "puts kids before special interests," closes loopholes to create $900 million in new education revenue

Rep. Reuven Carlyle  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:85)

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Mon., Apr. 22, 2013

State lawmakers unanimously approve bill to compensate wrongfully convicted and imprisoned citizens

Rep. Tina Orwall  (D-Des Moines)

One produced report (:85)

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Thu., Apr. 18, 2013

Anti-DUI efforts gain momentum and support in Olympia as House, Senate hear testimony on new bills

Rep. Dawn Morrell  (D-Puyallup)

One produced report (:75)

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Tue., Apr. 15, 2013

"Drunk drivers:  You don't get to do this anymore, because we are going to hammer you"

Rep. Dawn Morrell  (D-Puyallup)

One produced report (:80)

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Fri., Apr. 12, 2013

State House OKs "honest, sustainable, responsible budget that lives up to our promises"

Rep. Ross Hunter  (D-Medina)

One produced report (:80)

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Wed., Apr. 10, 2013

House budget announced: students, families get boost

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:80)

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Tue., Apr. 9, 2013

Impaired-driving work group meets in Olympia to study DUI tragedies, craft legislation

Rep. Roger Goodman  (D-Kirkland)

One produced report (:85)

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Mon., Apr. 8, 2013

$8.4 billion House transportation budget gets bipartisan committee OK Monday evening

Rep. Judy Clibborn  (D-Mercer Island)

One produced report (:70)

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Fri., Apr. 5, 2013

State Reps:  Senate GOP budget "favors loopholes and lobbyists, punishes children and families"

Rep. Laurie Jinkins  (D-Tacoma)

One produced report (:75)

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Thu., Apr. 4, 2013

Educating Washington students for Washington jobs: Computer science gaining status at high-school level

Rep. Drew Hansen  (D-Bainbridge Island)

One produced report (:85)

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Wed., Apr. 3, 2013

Lawmaker's bill would nix no-appeal penalties, give toll-runners "their day in court"

Rep. Cyrus Habib  (D-Bellevue)

One produced report (:85)

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Tue., Apr. 2, 2013

"Centrist" Senate Republican majority hasn't materialized

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:85)

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Mon., Apr. 1, 2013

12,200 currently uninsured Washington veterans would benefit from Medicaid expansion -- if it happens

Rep. Sherry Appleton  (D-Poulsbo)

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Fri., Mar. 29, 2013

"Welcome home, Vietnam veterans."  Lawmakers unite in Olympia to honor vets

Rep. John McCoy  (D-Tulalip)

One produced report (:75)

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Thu., Mar. 28, 2013

Unproductive tax giveaways in the crosshairs as governor, lawmakers look at education-funding options

Rep. Reuven Carlyle  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:67)

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Wed., Mar. 27, 2013

Bipartisan group of lawmakers seeking solutions to higher-ed financial-aid crisis

Rep. Gael Tarleton  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:80)

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Tue., Mar. 26, 2013

Lawmakers stunned, angered by Seattle DUI tragedy

Rep. Roger Goodman  (D-Kirkland)

One produced report (:77)

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Mon., Mar. 25, 2013

Lawmakers send climate-change bill to governor's desk

Rep. Dave Upthegrove  (D-Des Moines)

One produced report (:60)

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Thu., Mar. 21, 2013

House urging Senate action on bill stripping cancer-causing chemicals from kids' products, upholstery

Rep. Kevin Van De Wege  (D-Sequim)

One produced report (:80)

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Wed., Mar. 20, 2013

State revenue forecast:  Nothing to sing about, but nothing to cry about, either 

Rep. Ross Hunter  (D-Medina)

One produced report (:75)

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Tue., Mar. 19, 2013

While the gun-show bill got the headlines, House quietly OK'd bipartisan firearms measures that now await Senate action 

Rep. Steve Kirby  (D-Tacoma)

One produced report (:80)

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Wed., Mar. 13, 2013

House leader happy about accomplishments, confident about challenges that lie ahead for Legislature

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:60)

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Mon., Mar. 11, 2013

Tragedy leads to anti-stalking legislation; House gives unanimous approval

Rep. Roger Goodman  (D-Kirkland)

One produced report (:60)

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Fri., Mar. 8, 2013

Dropout-prevention, online learning, new college degrees . . . education reform dominates Friday's House action

Rep. Kathy Haigh  (D-Shelton)

One produced report (:78)

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Thu., Mar. 7, 2013

State House approves Washington Voting Rights Act of 2013

Rep. Luis Moscoso  (D-Mountlake Terrace)

One produced report (:75)

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Tue., Mar. 5, 2013

Healthcare takes the spotlight as House OKs more than three dozen bills Tuesday

Rep. Dawn Morrell  (D-Puyallup)

One produced report (:80)

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Mon., Mar. 4, 2013

It's unanimous!  Today, at least, state House works together for one Washington

Rep. Tami Green  (D-Lakewood)

One produced report (:75)

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Fri., Mar. 1, 2013

"Clearing out the foliage so we can get to the fruit" -- State House hours away from crucial budget deadline

Rep. Eric Pettigrew  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:70)

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Thu., Feb. 28, 2013

Supremes toss 2/3 rule; lawmakers still in no hurry to raise taxes

Rep. Ross Hunter  (D-Medina)

One produced report (:70)

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Wed., Feb. 27, 2013

Plan to facilitate parent-teacher meetings at kindergarten level gets strong bipartisan vote

Rep. Kristine Lytton  (D-Anacortes)

One produced report (:70)

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Mon., Feb. 25, 2013

New law would help former prostitutes, sex-trade victims get new start in life

Rep. Tina Orwall  (D-Des Moines)

One produced report (:80)

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Fri., Feb. 22, 2013

State House affirms reproductive choice on near-party line vote

Rep. Laurie Jinkins  (D-Tacoma)

Rep. Steve Tharinger  (D-Dungeness)

One produced report (:70)

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Wed., Feb. 20, 2013

"Connecting Washington" -- statewide transportation plan debuts in Olympia

Rep. Judy Clibborn  (D-Mercer Island)

One produced report (:70)

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Mon., Feb. 18, 2013

Children, families shielded from stalkers in freshman lawmaker's first bill

Rep. Jessyn Farrell  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:70)

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Fri., Feb. 15, 2013

State House moves to strengthen GET, Washington's popular pre-paid tuition program

Rep. Larry Seaquist  (D-Gig Harbor)

One produced report (:80)

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Wed., Feb. 13, 2013

"This is not a panacea.  But it is a step toward a society where we all can be safer."

Rep. Jamie Pedersen  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:85)

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Tue., Feb. 12, 2013

Voter-access bills advance in state House:  ". . . because that is democracy."

Rep. Tina Orwall  (D-Des Moines)

One produced report (:65)

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Mon., Feb. 11, 2013

Freshman lawmaker gets veteran support on plan to reduce high-school dropout rate

Rep. Monica Stonier  (D-Vancouver)

One produced report (:70)

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Wed., Feb. 6, 2013

OK, so marijuana's legal now: How will that play out on Washington's streets, roads and highways?

Rep. Roger Goodman  (D-Kirkland)

One produced report (:55)

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Tue., Feb. 5, 2013

"Strong families, secure middle class"; lawmakers hope to save, and expand, family medical leave insurance

Rep. Tami Green  (D-Lakewood)

One produced report (:70)

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Mon., Feb. 4, 2013

Sales-tax holiday for school supplies, school clothes could save families $15 million a year

Rep. Jim Moeller  (D-Vancouver)

One produced report (:60)

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Tue., Jan. 29, 2013

Lawman-turned-lawmaker optimistic about post-pot-prohibition Washington

Rep. Christopher Hurst  (D-Enumclaw)

One produced report (:70)

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Mon., Jan. 28, 2013

Fish hatcheries, prison fire-alarm repair, school construction -- it's Capital Budget time in Olympia

Rep. Hans Dunshee  (D-Snohomish)

One produced report (:70)

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Mon., Jan. 14, 2013

"Progress Points" -- Speaker lays down challenge to House colleagues

Rep. Frank Chopp  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:70)

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Fri., Jan. 11, 2013

Speaker of the House Frank Chopp optimistic about education progress in upcoming session

Rep. Frank Chopp  (D-Seattle)

One produced report (:65)

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Wed., Dec. 19, 2012

House Majority Leader:  McCleary decision calls for creativity and hard work, not talking points

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:75)

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Fri., Nov. 30, 2012

Olympia lawmakers look at progress in teacher and principal evaluation

Rep. Kristine Lytton  (D-Anacortes)

One produced report (:70)

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Fri., Nov. 16, 2012

Key Democrats retain leadership posts in state House, gird for challenging session

Rep. Pat Sullivan  (D-Covington)

One produced report (:55)

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Thu., Nov. 8, 2012

Lawmakers call for emergency task force to assess statewide impacts of coal-export proposal

Rep. Jeff Morris  (D-Mount Vernon)

One produced report (:70)

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