Interview guests: Senator Reuven Carlyle (D-Seattle) and Rep. Shelley Kloba (D-Kirkland)
This week on “The Impact”:
Senator Reuven Carlyle (D-Seattle), sponsor of the “Washington Privacy Act”, joins us to talk about Senate Bill 5062, the third version of his high profile data privacy bill meant to give state residents… Continue reading The Impact – Data privacy debate returns to Olympia
February 18, 2021… Continue reading Inside Olympia – New Statewide Elected Officials
February 17, 2021
We’re one-third of the way through the session. A $2.2 billion COVID relief package has already cleared both the House and Senate. The next two weeks will be very telling for which proposals have enough momentum to become law.
February 15th was the last day for policy… Continue reading The Impact – Judgment Day for Policy Bills, Session Update
Legislative Review – February 12, 2021
February 8-10 marks the fifth week since the legislative session started, and it featured a lot of committee hearings in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. On Monday, we brought you coverage of a public hearing on Senate Bill 5148 – concerning… Continue reading Legislative Review – February 12, 2021
February 11, 2021
Majority Democrats in Olympia are proposing a capital gains tax to fund an expansion of child care. They say COVID has exacerbated an already significant crisis in lack of affordable child care. But Republicans oppose new taxes, contending the problem isn’t lack of funding, but too much… Continue reading Inside Olympia – Child Care & Media Literacy
February 10, 2021
Does state government need more money to meet the needs exacerbated by the pandemic and if so, should lawmakers overhaul the tax base while they’re at it? Those are some of the big questions facing lawmakers this year. Currently the state tax base relies heavily on sales,… Continue reading The Impact – Capital Gains & Wealth Tax Debate
Legislative Review – February 5, 2021
February 1-5 marks the fourth week since the legislative session started, and it featured a lot of committee hearings in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. On Monday, we covered the Senate Law and Justice Committee hearing on Senate Bill 5307–relating to… Continue reading Legislative Review – February 5, 2021
Inside Olympia – February 4, 2021
Police reform and accountability is a top issue in the 2021 legislature. From police tactics to independent investigations to decertification of officers to rules for the use of deadly force, more than a dozen significant proposals are up for debate. We set down with Rep.… Continue reading Inside Olympia – Police Reform and Political Polls
The Impact – February 3, 2021
Wildfire Funding
With all the issues facing the state, the head of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources wants lawmakers to remember last fire season.
“During the Labor Day firestorms we had fifty-six fires in literally twenty-four hours,” said Hilary Franz, Commissioner of… Continue reading The Impact – Wildfire Funding; Earthquake Warning System
