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    Proposed law would make tampons free for some...
    By Taylor McAvoy • February 2, 2018 3:00 pm

    The bill would ensure that those with low incomes can have access to clean products, say proponents.

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    A bill before lawmakers would outlaw concealed carry...
    By Taylor McAvoy • February 1, 2018 3:00 pm

    Opponents say that such a move would undermine the safety and rights of gun owners.

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    University of Washington students walk to their meeting in the state reception room in the capital building in Olympia. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Students lobby for state funded tuition grants
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 31, 2018 7:00 am

    University of Washington students from the Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses met with lawmakers on Monday to lobby for support…

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    Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 30, 2018 7:00 am

    Two decades after a voter-approved initiative made the practice illegal, legislators are calling for a reversal.

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    Senate Labor and Commerce Committee members Senators Karen Keiser, D-Kent; Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill; and Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 26, 2018 3:00 pm

    In the midst of the #MeToo movement, legislators seek a culture shift.

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    Senator Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, speaks for her proposal to add domestic harassment to the crimes that could cost a person their gun rights. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Senator proposes revoking firearm rights in cases of...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 24, 2018 3:00 pm

    The bill would expand an existing law that takes guns from perpetrators of domestic violence.

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    Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee members, from left: Senators Karen Keiser, Patty Kuderer, Annette Cleveland, and Ann Rivers. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Lawmakers consider a bill to raise the legal...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 24, 2018 7:00 am

    The bill has support from Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

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    Hundreds gather in Olympia for 40th annual March For Life
    Hundreds gather in Olympia for 40th annual March...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 23, 2018 7:00 am

    The march, which is timed to the anniversary of Roe v Wade, took place as legislators considered bills that would broaden access to abortion services.

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    Nearly 100 people gathered in the Capitol Legislative Building in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 18, to rally in support of the Reproductive Parity Act and other women’s health bills. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Lawmakers again consider requiring health plans to cover...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 19, 2018 5:00 pm

    Democratic lawmakers are hopeful that this is the year for the Reproductive Parity Act.

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    Lawmakers advance a voluntary waiver of gun rights...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 18, 2018 3:45 pm

    Under the proposed law, it would take those who volunteer 14 days to retain their right to a firearm.

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    State lawmakers re-consider eliminating statute of limitations on...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 18, 2018 11:30 am

    Having passed the House last year, the bill now appears to be stuck in a Senate committee.

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    LGBTQ bills advance in the senate
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 17, 2018 7:30 am

    One bill would discourage conversation therapy, while the other would encourage equitable treatment for elderly members of the LGTBQ community.

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    People lined up in the rain outside the Capitol’s Cherberg Building for the hearing on five gun regulation measures. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Gun regulations draw an overflow crowd to hearing
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 17, 2018 1:30 am

    Five firearm bills go before state lawmakers.

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