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		<title>Week 4: Let&#8217;s Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday: The House Judiciary committee voted the same-sex marriage legislation out of committee. A Senate committee heard a bill that would tighten up ethical rules for public employees, prompted by a case last year of an ethics claim against a Department of Corrections administrator who worked on behalf of nonprofit groups on state time. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate considers bill in response to ethics violations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Flemming</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Senate Government Operations committee heard a bill aiming to tighten up ethic law in public service. Sen. Mike Carrell introduced this legislation in response to a case last year of an ethics claim against a Department of Corrections administrator who worked on behalf of nonprofit groups on state time. The Department of Corrections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Washington abolish the death penalty? The Senate hears from the public</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A hearing on abolishing the death penalty in the Senate on Wednesday got off to a heated start when Sen. Pam Roach interrupted the proceedings, saying “no one is representing the dead victims” because no one had signed in to testify against the bill. “Where is the debate? Where is the opinion? This is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers consider bill to abolish death penalty today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill that would abolish the death penalty in Washington state is set to receive a public hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon. Washington is one of 35 states that has capital punishment. The state&#8217;s current death penalty law was enacted in 1981; most recently, Cal Coburn Brown was executed by lethal injection in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two state lawmakers join support of same-sex marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Flemming</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, two lawmakers from different ends of the political spectrum made statements announcing that they will vote in favor of same-sex marriage in Washington. Sen. Jim Kastama held a press conference today in which he said he will vote in support of same-sex marriage, and that he believes this legislation should pass without a ballot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cities, counties look for clarity on medical marijuana rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the heavy snow blanketing Olympia, several people made the trek this morning to testify at a public hearing about medical marijuana in the Senate. Up for discussion was a bill that seeks to give cities and counties more control over how they can regulate medical marijuana. The bill would also create a voluntary registry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toxic toys get hearing in Senate Environment committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toys and products like car seats that made with toxic chemicals can cause children to develop serious health problems &#8212; including cancer, diabetes and brain damage &#8212; according to medical professionals who spoke in support of the Toxics-Free Kid’s Act (SB 6120) at a hearing in the Senate Environment Committee today. &#8220;We’re far from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This week&#8217;s Q&amp;A: Sen. Adam Kline on religious objection to autopsy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Flemming</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, a bill that would provide for religious objection to an autopsy is scheduled for a hearing. I&#8217;ll be covering this hearing for TVW tomorrow. Today, I spoke with the bill&#8217;s prime sponsor, Sen. Adam Kline about this bill and a bill related to fraud punishment that he is behind. Q: What prompted you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate introduces bills aimed at reducing human trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate is announcing a package of bills to combat human trafficking. Sen Jeanne Kohl-Welles said she and others have been working on the issue for a decade. She said at first, many people reacted with disbelief &#8212; no one wanted to recognize that trafficking occurred in the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate introduces gay marriage bill &#8212; with 23 sponsors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Same sex marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate has introduced the gay marriage bill requested by Gov. Chris Gregoire &#8212; it&#8217;s not yet online, but will be soon right here. So far, they have 23 sponsors, just two votes short of passing. The AP reported earlier this week that the Senate was close to having the votes. Since that article was [...]]]></description>
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