March 5, 2021
This week marks the week 8 of the legislative session. On February 27th, we covered a public hearing in the House of Representatives where two bills were debated. Among them, was House Bill 1091–an act relating to the Clean Fuels Program. Requested by Governor Jay Inslee,… Continue reading Legislative Week in Review – March 5, 2021
March 4, 2021
Washington’s new Secretary of Health, Dr. Umair Shah, comes to our state after being executive director of the public health department in Harris County, Texas — the third-largest county in the nation, with a population two-thirds that of the state of Washington.
He takes the reins… Continue reading Inside Olympia – Health Secretary & First-Term Lawmakers
Watch “The Impact”: March 3, 2021
Guests: Former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna and Dr. Keith Jerome, M.D., Ph.D., Head , Virology Division, UW Department of Laboratory Medicine
In a momentous decision, the Washington State Supreme Court struck down the state law against drug possession last week.
The majority… Continue reading The Impact: Drug law voided – what to expect; UW expert on vaccines vs. variants
February 26, 2021
This week is the seventh week of the 105-day legislative session and most of our coverage featured a lot of floor debates both by the Senate and the House of Representatives. On Monday, February 22nd we we covered Senate Bill 5371 – which aims to impose a… Continue reading Legislative Week In Review – February 26, 2021
February 25, 2021… Continue reading Inside Olympia – Sue Rahr, Jamila Taylor
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
