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The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would require police officers to try to stop their colleagues from using excessive force, a law enforcement accountability push that comes in the wake of George Floyd's ki
Washington Family Continues to Fight to Bring Son Home Who was Medically Kidnapped due to Medical Marijuana by Health Impact News/MedicalKidnap.com Staff For a young Washington Couple that has been fighting for their family over medical kidnapping and medical marijuana use for the last two years, the year 2021 has already been a whole lot different than 2020. 22-year-old Sophia Rosas, and her fiancé, Sean Kilkenny, of Bremerton are definitely grateful for the change. See our previous stories about this family: Sophia and Sean last appeared in court on November 23rd, 2020. At that hearing...
Shutterstock With Inauguration Day happening in the other Washington, it’s understandable that legislative action in Olympia on Wednesday, January 20, may have flown under the radar. But state lawmakers introduced a bill that could have a direct impact on the restaurant scene in Seattle — one that pushes to bypass part of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan. Senate Bill 5114 seeks to reopen all businesses at 25 percent capacity immediately. Currently, the entire state is in phase one of the “Healthy Washington Roadmap to Recovery” plan, with most types of indoor dining banned, among ot...
by Rich Smith • Jan 13, 2021 at 9:15 am In an email to a constituent, Sen. Ann Rivers said lawmakers will vote this week on a bill to immediately move the state to Phase 2 of the Governor's reopening plan. WA STATE LEGISLATURE In their ongoing effort to waste a bunch of time that nobody has, it looks like lawmakers led by Republicans in the state Senate might invoke a rarely used parliamentary move called the "Ninth Order of Business" this week to force a vote on a technically bipartisan bill allowing businesses immediately to enter Phase 2 of the ...