Northwest
Legislature adjourns on time with new budget, more money for education
Total spending is $52.4 billion; includes levy lid lift for school districts and some tax increases.
Emma Epperly
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Hits and misses from Legislature’s 2019 session
New laws target vaccines, sex crimes and daylight savings; losers include sex ed and dwarf tossing bills.
Northwest
Lawmakers approve ‘nursing bill’ for mandatory meal and rest breaks
Nurses show up in Olympia to support bill, protest Sen. Walsh’s remarks.
Northwest
Legislation targets rape kit backlog
WA has about 10,000 untested kits; new law would reduce testing time to 45 days
Northwest
‘Ghost gun’ bill moves to Senate committees
Legislation would make 3-D printed guns illegal.