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(The Center Square) – There was passionate debate on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday over a bill that would make impersonating a law enforcement officer a gross misdemeanor. Republicans opposed House Bill 2165, raising questions over whether the definition of federal peace officer in the legislation would include federal immigration enforcement. Debate continues in the legislature over whether federal officers can be masked or should be unmasked. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank
(The Center Square) – The Washington state House has passed a bill, which was introduced last session, that would impose new rules on how individuals can challenge a voter registration for failing to be a U.S. citizen. Proponents of House Bill 1916 argued prior to the Feb. 10 vote that the legislation would reduce frivolous or baseless challenges, but opponents countered that it will chill efforts to maintain election integrity. Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, told
(The Center Square) – A lawsuit has been filed by the Citizens Action Defense Fund against the Washington state House and other entities for the denial of press credentials to several independent journalists, which the suit claims violate their First Amendment rights. Last year, the Capitol Correspondents Association, one of the defendants in the lawsuit, handed its press credentialing authority to the state Legislature after decades of overseeing that role. To obtain a House press
Washington has the third-best economy in the country, with tech jobs and innovation driving a significant share of this growth. Yet, the Legislature is considering proposals that threaten to undermine this growth and damage Washington’s future. That success was built by innovators and employers despite an increasingly hostile tax environment – not because of it. Two proposals on the table in this year’s legislative session – a 9.9% tax on high earners and a 5%
