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2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education
Yet lawmakers failed to advance most housing initiatives. From AI task forces to child marriage, here is how some standout bills fared.
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WA Legislature revs up plan to electrify 10,000 school buses
A bill to switch from diesel vehicles — plus $50M from cap-and-trade revenue — passed out of the Legislature, but did not offer a timeline.
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A heap of housing bills failed in WA’s legislative session
Proposals concerning rent stabilization and increased housing density died this time, in contrast to 2023’s “year of housing” when 10 passed.
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Seattle rideshare drivers mourn, seek solutions after homicides
With five killings since 2020, drivers and advocates are asking the mayor to form a task force to address the violence.
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How national party politics muddled Washington redistricting
Commissioner Paul Graves’ collaboration with GOP leaders to block his own work is a local example of larger attacks on the Voting Rights Act.