Published on Apr 05, 2019
First-responder occupational disease bill passes committee
HB 1913 creates new first-responder workers’ compensation presumptions for additional cancers and infectious diseases. It also establishes a new advisory committee on occupational disease presumptions within the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) that would review scientific evidence and make recommendations to the Legislature for any future presumptive diseases for first responders.
The bill was voted out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee on April 3.
HB 1913 is the product of months-long negotiations among cities, counties, and first-responder advocacy groups. AWC supports the compromise bill.
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Clean Energy Transition Act webinar
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State Auditor’s Office hosting free local training
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L&I extends public comment period on new overtime rules
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Update on Ecology’s water resource policies
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AWC's legislative City Champion Award
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Statewide initiatives and referenda update
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PFML premium remittance and reporting begins July 1
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B&O tax surcharge on services
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City B&O tax model ordinance update
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Affordable housing development by religious organizations bill amended
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First-responder occupational disease compromise bill passes Senate
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Department of Revenue Partnership meetings
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Wrongful death bill advances
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House PERS 1 COLA bill moves out of fiscal committee
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First-responder occupational disease bill passes committee
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State Treasurer introduces new online directory of state grant and loan programs
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Save the date: Public Records Act University
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Tiny house communities bill amended to allow student builders
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Ecology requests timely changes to drought response
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B&O apportionment bill in Rules Committee
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Hearing on new tax bills for Senate operating budget
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AWC’s economic priority bill scheduled for Ways & Means hearing
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House delivery robot bill scheduled for Senate hearing
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$300 million LEOFF 2 transfer bills scheduled for executive action
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House Transportation Committee to hear bill on state aviation coordination commission
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Bill updates multidisciplinary approach to child abuse investigations
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Housing issues come into focus in the home stretch
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Bill makes changes to hate crimes and creates a workgroup
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Bill aims to standardize firearm removal associated with protection orders
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Bill defines and establishes requirements for school resource officers
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Bill addresses personal belongings in impounded vehicles
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Hearing scheduled for bills implementing new House budget taxes & extending tax structure study
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House–proposed budgets released
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House releases proposed budgets this week
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Mobile home park home siting bill improves out of the House
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Public works bid limit bill moves to House for public hearing
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Public contracting “piggybacking” bill moves to house for hearing
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Design-build bidding bill scheduled for Senate committee hearing
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Facial recognition and data privacy bill heard in House
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Annual B&O tax filing deadline bill advances
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B&O apportionment bill scheduled to move out of committee
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Industrial insurance claim confidentiality bill moves to Senate for public hearing
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Bill prohibiting employers from seeking salary history scheduled for Senate hearing
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Emergency work zone bill scheduled in Senate Transportation Committee
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First-responder occupational disease bill scheduled for hearing
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Plastic bag ban and stewardship bills on the move in the House
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Bill to count inmates and custodial patients for redistricting purposes
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Bill addressing cyber crimes will be heard in Senate
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Grandfathering ADU bill will be heard in the House
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Bill allows tribal documents to be automatically admissible in court
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Bill to address law enforcement coordinated response to missing Native American women
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Bump stock buy-back program bill passes and goes into effect immediately
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Bill proposes changes to firefighters’ pension levy
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Changes to State Auditor reporting requirements
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Motorized scooter bill passes House and gets scheduled for Senate public hearing
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AWC-supported pavement data reporting bill set for Senate hearing
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New LEOFF 2 pension bills introduced
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Bill proposing new requirement on state paid stormwater fees scheduled for House hearing
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First-responder occupational disease compromise bill set for Senate hearing
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AWC’s public records reporting improvement bill scheduled for Senate hearing
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Bill that would eliminate advisory votes on tax increases set for committee vote
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Public records exemption bill scheduled for Senate public hearing
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Hearing scheduled for B&O apportionment bill
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Status of affordable housing bills at cutoff
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Change to B&O tax deadline for annual filers passes House
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ADU bills continue to improve for cities
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Bill requiring smoke detection devices advances to the House
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Round up of land use bills after cutoff
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Opioid treatment bill moves to the House
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Summary of environmental bills at cutoff
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Transparency of local utility taxing districts bill amended
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Bill to encourage pollinator habitat passes Senate
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Density bill improves for cities
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Enhanced State Treasurer services moving forward with a change
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Vacating cannabis misdemeanor convictions bill advances
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Watch legislator profile videos on TVW
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Bills addressing protection orders advance
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Bill to provide immunity from prostitution charges in limited circumstances advances
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Bill that requires actions by officers in response to domestic violence continues to move
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Bill that helps fire departments recover cleanup costs passes House
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Bill concerning criminal penalties for licensed marijuana retailers moves to Senate
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Bill addressing impaired driving statutes moves to the Senate
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New prevailing wage rates for landscape maintenance
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2019 Session passes the halfway mark
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Wayfair implementation increases city sales tax collections
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Bill to expand alternatives to arrest, creates grant program, advances to Senate
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Ecology’s recycling market response bill passes the House
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Plastic product stewardship bill passes Senate in very different form
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Narrowed version of SEPA exemption bill for homeless housing passes Senate
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Public works contracting modernization bill passes out of Senate
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PFML technical fix moves to Senate
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Community forest bill passes out of Senate as a pilot program
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Trueblood settlement bill advances
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New transportation package, Forward Washington, moves out of committee
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Senate passes privacy bill limiting use of facial recognition technology
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Public records exemption bill passes House
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Progress made on AWC’s public records reporting bill
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Update on our BLEA priority
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Bill clarifies role of municipal courts to enter temporary protection orders
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Open public meeting expansion bill waiting for vote
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House passes expansion of volunteer firefighter pension benefits
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House passes rural development and opportunity zone bill
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Bill to provide for a continuum of care for behavioral health patients advances
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Wrongful death bill passes Senate
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Proposal to allow tiny house communities passes Senate
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Animal fighting bill advances
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Public works bills passed House and heading to Senate
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Plastic bag and straw bills pass Senate
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On-site sewage systems bill passes Senate
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Two condo liability reform bills switch to other chamber
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Found property bill passes House
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House heard proposed changes to Voting Rights Act
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Focus is on floor action, while budget challenges continue to loom
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Proposed changes to Voting Rights Act pass Senate
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Density bill gets worse for cities coming out of the Appropriations Committee
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Status of bills on homelessness at cutoff
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Status of affordable housing bills at cutoff
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Summary of environmental bills after first cutoff deadlines
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Status of public safety and criminal justice bills
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Union dues bills progress in Legislature
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Delivery robot bills move out of House and Senate transportation committees
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Motorized foot scooter regulation bills move forward
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Wrongful death bills advance
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Cannabis bills that have died
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L&I responds to AWC petition for emergency prevailing wage rulemaking
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Some cannabis bills advance
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SEPA exemption bill for temporary shelters and encampments continues to move
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Round up of land use bills after cutoff
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Governor’s broadband bills on the move
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Local government records reporting bill advances
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Wayfair implementation increases city sales tax collections
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Bill reauthorizes tax structure work group and adds city voice
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First cutoff passes – Now it’s time to start talking about the budget
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AWC testifies in opposition to pension bill
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State bank proposal introduced, but fails to advance
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Legislature to hold hearings on I-976, limiting state and local taxes, fees, and TBDs
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New 10-year transportation funding package proposed in the Senate
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U.S. Supreme Court decides excessive fines forfeiture case against state
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Pavement condition data reporting bill set for public hearing
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Senate transportation network company bill set for hearing has preemptive provisions
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Modernization of government procurement update
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Call to action on AWC’s economic development bill
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Legislative records bill dies in committee, but several others move forward
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Clarifying “piggybacking” requirements
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ADU bills diverge in the House and the Senate
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House substitute version of density bill passes first hurdle
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Fiscal committees begin hearing housing priority bills
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Bill aims to codify Boise case on rights of homeless to survive
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Bill addressing impaired driving continues to move
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Bill that proposes to modernize business crimes passes House
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Bill to help survivors of trafficking and prostitution passes out of House
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Legislature approaches first cutoff deadline as Olympia thaws out
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New “livability” density bill introduced, will be heard this week
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AWC priority housing investment bills continue to move and need your support!
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Another graduated REET for housing bill
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Another set of ADU bills
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Bill incentivizes cities to establish housing affordability zones
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Bill would create community forest grant program
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After a snow delay, Multifamily Tax Exemption bills will be heard
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Substitute version of HPA and bulkheads bill moves forward
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Senate version of plastic packaging stewardship bill on the move
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Updates on public disclosure exemption bills
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House committee to hear bill on local government ranked choice voting
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Public hearing held on legislative records bill
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Opioid treatment bills advance, adds requirements for jails
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Bill to address placement of sexually violent predators scheduled for hearing
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PERS 1 COLA bill gets public hearing rescheduled
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Bills to address hate crimes and add criteria for protection orders
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Legislation to protect minors from sexual exploitation
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Bills to protect animals scheduled for public hearings
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Bill makes changes to driving with a suspended license laws
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Motorized foot scooter companion bill
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Utility lien bill gets new title and bill number
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Hauler recycling bill up for a hearing in the Senate
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State considers opportunities to reinvest in critical infrastructure challenges
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Bill to allow municipal cannabis retail gets a hearing
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Snow closes the Capitol
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Motorized foot scooter bill to be heard this week
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Watch testimony on one of AWC’s priorities – culvert funding
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Bill to regulate religious homeless encampments returns
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Bill would create a new legal framework for short-term rentals
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Bill restricts annexation covenants for utility services
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Companion short plat bill will be heard
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B&O tax filer deadline to align with federal tax day
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Bill expanding uses for city traffic safety cameras set for hearing
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Bill to require public fleets to become electric by late 2020s
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Bill would turn Public Works Trust Fund into State Infrastructure Bank
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Public records inspection availability bill set for hearing
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House to hear bill on restricting weapons in libraries and parks
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AWC’s economic development bill amended and voted out of committee
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Hearing set for legislative public records bill
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Bill makes changes to Growth Management Hearings Board
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Local tax flexibility
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Proposed changes to public works bidding process
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Public works contracting bill updates
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Companion Park Benefit District bill gets a hearing
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Bills to restore Public Works Trust Fund for infrastructure receive hearings
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Small city Multifamily Tax Exemption bill to be heard in Ways & Means
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Basic Law Enforcement Academy wait times reduction bill moves
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Paid Family & Medical Leave technical fix bill gets second hearing
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First-responder occupational disease bills get hearings
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Committee to hear bill on PERS 1 COLA
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House’s version of a housing and density bill is introduced
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Bill would help fire departments recover cleanup costs
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Firearm seizure and restricted access related to domestic violence and protection orders
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Preemption of cities ability to impose employee-based taxes
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Bill proposing community service for litterers advances
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AGO request bill would consolidate traffic LFOs
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New bills would restore PWTF resources
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Recycling market response bills offer a mix of solutions
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Open meetings bill scheduled for public hearing
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Bill proposes new requirement on state paid stormwater fees
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Municipal electric utilities planning efforts for transportation electrification
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Proposal to increase fines for violators of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes
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Bills to secure funding for the Transportation Improvement Board
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Proposed changes to city pavement conditions reports
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Cities banned from attaching some utility liens
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Bills related to union dues collection and union security scheduled for hearings
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Bill prohibiting employers from seeking salary history scheduled for hearing
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Survey for elected officials on experiences with Target Zero
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Proposal to change GMA urban services definition
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GMA housing element expansion bill
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Tiny homes bill receives a hearing
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AWC-supported public records bill scheduled for hearing
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New local housing revenue ideas emerge
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Bills affecting public works contracting thresholds
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A new minimum density bill, with implications for Sound Transit
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Bill to authorize financing for local government infrastructure
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Two Sunshine Committee bills scheduled for Friday hearing
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Legislature to hear bills restricting government use of new technologies
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Law enforcement behavioral health grant bill gets public hearing
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Bill creating efficiencies in adoption of council-manager government scheduled for hearing
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Cities testify in support of AWC’s economic development priority bill
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Nonprofit homeownership development companion bill will be heard
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Senate version of wrongful death bill advances
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Bill regulates use of automated license plate recognition systems
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Bill authorizes creation of a municipal police district
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Bill allows local governments to receive a cannabis retail license
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Call before you dig bill
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2018 Lodging tax expenditure data reporting site now open
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I-940 “fix” bill passes Legislature
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Simplification of B&O tax apportionment
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More than 1,400 bills have been introduced so far in 2019
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Three bills address barriers to building condos
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Governor’s request energy efficiency bill up for a hearing
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Smoke alarm bill may create unfunded mandate
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Orca task force recommendation bill on HPA and bulkheads
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Self-help housing bill has House companion
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REET bill introduced in the House
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The House adds more bills expanding property tax exemption for affordable housing
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Bills addressing affordable housing development by religious organizations
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AWC priority bill encouraging investments in affordable & supportive housing
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Bill streamlines annexations of unincorporated islands
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“Best available science” for critical area planning bill is heard
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Bill proposes changes to mobile home park home siting
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Cannabis home grow and delivery bills to be heard
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Food truck bill gets a hearing
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I-940 “fix” bill passes the House
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Bill authorizes regulation of the open carrying of firearms in public meetings
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Senate version of wrongful death bill advances
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Two pension bills scheduled for public hearings
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Legislators introduce Governor’s behavioral health bills
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Rural development and opportunity zone act scheduled for hearing
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Committee will hold hearing on broadband expansion bill
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AWC economic development priority bill set for public hearing
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AWC seeking city feedback on facial recognition privacy bill
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Treasurer’s proposal to provide enhanced investment services
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Bills address voluntary cleanup of contaminated properties
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Prohibition on local governments’ toll authority
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Military surplus vehicle bill to be heard
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Creation of parks benefit districts provides new revenue options
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Hearings on sidewalk delivery devices
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Bill allows certain cities to directly impose lodging tax
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Work underway to address “unintended consequences” of prevailing wage changes
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2019 Legislative Session starts off with a fast pace
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Bill creates a private right of action for motorcycle profiling
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Chemical Action Plans bill scheduled for Thursday
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Foreclosure protection efforts continue this session
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Several bills address the proliferation of plastics
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Proposed changes to the Voting Rights Act
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Several bills expand property tax exemption for affordable housing
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Self-help housing sales tax and REET exemption bill up for a hearing
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Bill proposes to extend city authority to use REET for housing and homelessness
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Wrongful death bills are back this year
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Bill proposes to raise the burden of proof in forfeiture hearings
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Bill proposing community service for litterers gets a hearing
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Senate version of public defense funding bill will be heard
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A flurry of Growth Management Act bills in the Senate
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Bill to reduce wait time for basic law enforcement training gets a hearing
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Public works small works roster bill to be heard
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FMSIB annual report
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Transportation cameras bill allows use in prosecution of crimes
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Senate Remote Testimony Pilot Program expanded to public
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Bill restricting cannabis business siting is scheduled for a committee vote
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Cannabis home grows bill gets a hearing
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I-940 “fix” bills are on the fast track
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Senate work session on draft transportation package
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Washington infrastructure receives a “C” grade
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Adult family home bill gets a public hearing
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New legislation requires prepaid postage for all elections
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NLC comments on Opportunity Zones tax breaks
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Hearing held on Sunshine Committee recommendations bill
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Injured worker benefit payment bill set for hearing
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Firefighter safety bill scheduled for hearing
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Bill would allow state to invest pension assets of first-class cities
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Secretary of State certifies I-976, car tab initiative, to Legislature
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Bill creates a pilot for cities to hire homeless
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Sign on to support funding for homelessness prevention
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2019 Legislative Session is here!
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Settlement approved in Trueblood case
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Study bill to create a disaster planning work group
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Hearing scheduled for public defense services funding bill
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Governor announces initiative to pardon marijuana misdemeanors
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Initiative 940 "fix" bills scheduled for a hearing
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Bill restricting cannabis business siting gets a hearing
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Transparency of local taxing districts
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DRS releases annual financial report on state pension systems
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DRS announces 2019 retirement planning seminars for public employees
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JLARC releases public records data brief
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AWC will file amicus supporting city rights-of-way
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I-976 aims to reduce motor vehicle fees & limit Transportations Benefit Districts
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Local governments are eligible for Automated Driving System demonstration grants
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Premiums have begun – Cities have unanswered PFML implementation questions
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A mixed review of the Governor’s proposed budget
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Governor releases 2019 budget proposals
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Orca Task Force’s recommendations highlighted in Governor’s budget
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State Auditor’s Office updates
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Governor announces proposal on clean energy and reducing greenhouse gases
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Sixteen rural cities receive 2018 CDBG awards
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Labor & Industries proposing updated rules that could double overtime exemption threshold
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Prefiled bill proposes additional restrictions to cannabis business siting
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New year, new leave law: PFML premium collection begins in 2019!
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Governor announces plan to significantly increase community-based behavioral health treatment system
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WFOA announces 2019 class schedule
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Prevailing Wage Agency system updates
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City transportation needs discussed at recent Joint Transportation Committee
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Commerce releases new buildable lands report guidelines
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Round two of Behavioral Health Facilities grant program opens
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The mid-term elections and Washington cities
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WSDOT survey for users of Interstate 5 in Thurston County
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AWC response to FCC franchise rule making
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Eyman submits initiative to reduce car tabs
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Archives offers free public records trainings
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Public Records Task Force hears from local government leaders
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Opportunity Zones provide investment incentive for low-income areas
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ESD releases PFML toolkit to assist employers
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New law may require your agency to send child support payments electronically
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Select Committee on Pension Policy votes in support of Plan 1 COLA
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Online tool shows local student homelessness data
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Provide feedback to Ecology on update to Critical Aquifer Recharge Area Guidance
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Initiative 940 – What happens next?
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Commerce hosts final workshops on civilian-military compatibility planning
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Deadline approaches for cities to adopt the model license threshold
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House Finance Committee briefing on B&O tax apportionment workgroup report
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New FCC rules preempt cities on small cell deployment
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FCC proposes new rules on cable franchise fees
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Senate Republicans propose behavioral health package
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AWC fights for local decision-making in new amicus brief
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Streamflow restoration grant application closes October 31
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Bothell and AWC advocate for new economic development tools
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EAP overtime exemption rulemaking underway
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Select Committee on Pension Policy discusses potential Plan 1 COLA
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Public records task force holds second meeting
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Feeling overwhelmed by cybersecurity? Check these resources
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Do you have ash trees in your parks or streetscapes? Read this
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Statewide inventory of untested sexual assault kits complete
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Spots available at SAO BARS Roundtable events
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Commerce hosting civilian-military compatibility planning workshops
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B&O tax apportionment workgroup report completed
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AWC collecting information on city adoption of the model license threshold
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Final weeks to comment on Western WA stormwater manual
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Reminder: Draft stormwater permits workshops & webinars
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Innovations and Partnerships in Transportation Conference
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AWC finalizes 2019 Legislative Priorities
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Budget and campaign season are in full swing
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New prevailing wage rates creating sticker shock for cities
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Public records task force holds first meeting
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The Puget Sound Action Agenda is open for public comment
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B&O tax apportionment workgroup nearing final recommendations
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Planning for small cell wireless infrastructure
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CERB rural broadband program accepting loan grant applications
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Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation information session
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Deadline approaching for BLS partner cities to adopt model license provisions
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Drug take-back program in rulemaking
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Ninth Circuit decision on criminalizing homelessness
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ESD is seeking city feedback on PFML Phase 3 rules
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I-940 will go to the ballot
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Municipal stormwater permits out for comment
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Limited grant opportunity – Quality indigent defense assessments
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Tips for using the legislature’s website for bill information
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Welcome to View from the Hill!
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Paid family and medical leave is coming to Washington – is your city ready?
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AWC participates in Autonomous Vehicle Work Group subcommittees
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Settlement reached in Trueblood case
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Bellevue resolution honors Chinese-American veterans
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Reports submitted to the Legislature on domestic violence reforms
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USDA public works funding for rural communities
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Public Works Board accepting loan applications
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New rulemaking and guidance under the Streamflow Restoration Act
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Business license cities must adopt a mandatory model threshold by Jan. 1
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B&O tax apportionment workgroup needs feedback from B&O cities
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Additional city corrections employees now eligible for PSERS
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Employee retirement contribution rates to increase