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by Tim Gruver, The Center Square  | May 10, 2021 02:00 PM Print this article Eight Washington Democrats in the state Legislature have crossed party lines to call on Gov. Jay Inslee to reconsider his COVID-19 restrictions or face a special session. The letter, first obtained by Q13 Fox, is signed by eight Washington Democrats and four Republicans from the House and Senate. The letter follows Inslee's decision to halt further reopening statewide, leaving all but three counties – Cowlitz, Pierce and Whitman – in the state's least restrictive Phase 3. Those counties we...

WA Democratic lawmakers decry pause of Pierce County RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press May 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is receiving criticism from lawmakers in his own party over his shifting economic reopening plan, with a group of Pierce County Democrats threatening the possibility of a special legislative session following the governor’s recent implementation of a pause that left their county stuck in a phase with tighter COVID-19 restrictions. The letter, sent Thursday afternoon, was signed by eight Democrats in the House and Senate a...

by Rich Smith • Apr 21, 2021 at 3:52 pm Washington politics is so dumb I end up having to write heavily qualified headlines and I'm sorry. LESTER BLACK After hours of debate Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon, the Washington state House of Representatives approved the Senate's capital gains bill, which would levy a 7% excise tax on profits from the sale of financial assets over $250,000 per year. The vote went 52 to 46, with Democratic Reps. Dan Bronoske, Mike Chapman, Mary Leavitt, Dave Paul, and Alicia Rule joining Republicans in voting against...

House, Senate pass set of bills to improve unemployment system Washington state capitol in Olympia. (AP file photo) UPDATE: A fourth unemployment-related bill has now passed the House and Senate as of Wednesday. Substitute House Bill 1455 stops the Employment Security Department and the Department of Labor and Industries from using people’s full social security numbers in correspondence with non-governmental third parties, except in financial transactions, encrypted messages, or cases where the full number is required by law. Legislators said the goal of the bill was to prevent fraud attack...

The House of Representatives convened Monday in Olympia to begin the 2021 legislative session. The day also marked the beginning of legislative service for newly sworn in  Representative Dan Bronoske (D-Lakewood). Rep. Bronoske was elected in November 2020 to replace Rep. Christine Kilduff who did not run for reelection. Bronoske will serve on the House Health Care & Wellness and Labor & Workplace Standards Committees, as well as the Transportation Committee, to which he was named 2 nd vice chair. “I’m excited to work hard for the 28 th District. As a firefighter, first responder and ...