With the bang of a gavel just after midday Monday, the 105-day legislative session began for Washington’s lawmakers in Olympia.This year, senators and representatives will work with the state’s first new governor in 12 years as they consider ways to close a massive budget gap, and weigh policies on almost everything you can think of, from rent hikes to kimchi.During her opening day remarks, House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) struck an optim…

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OLYMPIA – Monday’s start of Washington’s 105-day legislative session also marked a new beginning for several Spokane-area lawmakers.

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A new legislative session begins in Olympia at noon on Monday.It will be a longer session so lawmakers can focus on creating a new two-year budget.The biggest t

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EAST MONTPELIER — The Washington Central School Board’s finance committee will meet today for the first time in more than a month, as a budget process that looks like it’s going to go down to the wire picks up where…

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The Washington state Capitol on Nov. 11, 2024. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)The first day of the 2025 Washington state legislative session has arrived! Opening ceremonies will begin at noon today in the House and Senate at the state Capitol in Olympia. Heading into the session, the topic grabbing the most attention is a budget gap of around $10 billion to $12 billion over the next four years. Democratic leaders say new or higher taxes w…

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The Washington State Legislature 2025 session kicks off today with a new host of bills and other major issues lawmakers need to tackle before adjourning in late April. 
Ahead of the session, you can find a list of some of the pre-filed bills lawmakers have already introduced and may be considering this year. They include reducing the blood alcohol concentration limit from 0.08 to 0.05; adding more public places to the lists of locations where gu…

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									By Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News NetworkWith the bang of a gavel just after midday Monday, the 105-day legislative session began for Washington’s lawmakers in Olympia.This year, senators and representatives will work with the state’s …

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