SAN FRANCISCO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Governor Jay Inslee of the U.S. state of Washington Friday signed a bill into law raising the state's smoking age to 21 years, making Washington the ninth state in the country to introduce such legislation, Inslee's office said. The new law raised th...
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2.Speaking of pro-housing bills going awry: Watch for an attempt by state legislators to re-do last year’sstalled Transit-Oriented Development bill—legislation that would upzone land around light rail stations and bus lines—to disappoint pro-housing urbanists this year. Withthe original senate...
The checkered history of the use of gubernatorial vetoes over sections of legislation substantially demonstrates the creativity of both the legislative and executive branches of government. At one extreme, in Washington Ass'n of Apartment Ass'ns, Inc. v. Evans,88 Wash. 2d 563,564 P.2d 788, ...
First-term lawmakers don't usually carry much legislation, if at all, but Senator John Carley said it's important to recognize the historical significance of the Ten Commandments in U.S. history. State Move into SD bunker backfires on family seeking a new life Updated: Jan. 5, 2025 at 11...
Washington, D.C. isn't designated as a state so it currently doesn't have representation in Congress. Many Democrats want to change that. Mike Perry-flickr.com/mrperry/Getty Images Back in June 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed historic legislation that would have transformed ...
Green, a Washington native and former real estate appraiser, got into the medical marijuana business after the housing market crashed. He says he started his medical marijuana business in 2011 when an opportunity “landed in my lap.” Before that, Green had been a self-employed appraiser of re...
In 1856, Congress enacted legislation for the purpose of carrying out a survey of the border as established by the 1846 Oregon Treaty. Congress directed that the "demarcation of that part of the said line of boundary which forms the boundary line between Washington Territory and the British poss...
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Legislation:Senate Bill 112 (March 28, 2011).State Bodies Affected:Utah Retirement Systems. Washington Divestment Measures: Policy:WSIB Resolution on Iran Investment (March 2008). This resolution expired on June 30, 2011.State Bodies Affected:Washington State Investment Board (WSIB). ...