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    State Legislature
    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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    Photo by Joe Hall/Flickr
    Bills intended to expand and empower voters move...
    By Josh Kelety • January 19, 2018 3:00 pm

    They will allow same-day voter registration and local redistricting to empower minorities.

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    A worker uses a large wrench to screw on a drill casing during the operation of a water well drill rig. Photo by Erika Mitchell
    Governor signs bill to settle water-use dispute
    By Alex Visser • January 19, 2018 2:50 pm

    The bill allows for limited drilling of new wells and also limits water withdrawals in new wells.

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    Ballot initiative threat has energy industry warming to carbon tax
    Ballot initiative threat has energy industry warming to...
    By Josh Kelety • January 19, 2018 1:30 pm

    Support for the governor’s proposed tax is tepid, but it’s there.

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    Capital budget passed, but affordable housing across the state still threatened
    Capital budget passed, but affordable housing across the...
    By Josh Kelety • January 19, 2018 10:30 am

    Some projects aimed at homeless families and disabled veterans won’t happen.

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    Photo by Nicole Jennings
    Senate Democrats push safety for sanitation workers
    By Alex Visser • January 19, 2018 10:30 am

    The bill would address concerns over training and access to safety information.

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    Photo by Nicole Jennings
    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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    Photo by Visitor7/Wikimedia
    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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    State takes aim at opioid crisis
    State takes aim at opioid crisis
    By Josh Kelety • January 18, 2018 7:30 am

    Bills would limit opioid prescriptions, invest in treatment options.

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    Photo by Visitor7/Wikimedia
    Legislature takes important step toward resolving capital budget...
    By Alex Visser • January 18, 2018 1:30 am

    A lack of state funding has put the squeeze on a number of organizations throughout the state.

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    Photo by Nicole Jennings
    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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    Pro-gun activists gather on the steps of the Capitol building for a rally on Friday. Photo by Taylor McAvoy/WNPA Olympia News Bureau
    Gun rights activists call for a halt to...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 14, 2018 9:30 am

    Hearings for all the bills are scheduled for Monday morning.

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