Get a sense of the 2024 #wildfire outlook with Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources Lead Meteorologist Matt Dehr here:
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Heads up on NB I-5 at MP 210 near #Arlington , all lanes blocked for a collision.

There is no ETA for reopening. Use ALTERNATE routes.

See details below and follow WSDOT North for updates.

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Today Governor Jay Inslee signed the new retirement savings law we covered with WA State Treasurer on The Impact this week. Other topics include financial education as a high school graduation requirement and cannabis banking restrictions. Here's the link: tvw.org/video/the-impa…

A look at the new law to enroll a million people without #retirement plans in a state IRA, the fate of a bill to make financial education a HS graduation requirement, and the political shift on cannabis banking restrictions. Q&A with WA State Treasurer #waleg
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HB 1979, to cap the price of epinephrine autoinjectors
(EpiPens) and asthma inhalers at $35 for people with insurance, has been signed into law. It takes effect in early June. #Waleg

- Governor Jay Inslee has signed SB 6105, 'Creating safer working conditions in adult entertainment establishments', unofficially called the Strippers' Bill of Rights. It creates new workplace protections for dancers & is part of a push to allow alcohol sales in WA strip clubs. #waleg

10:37 a.m., March 22, 2014. Today marks ten years since the deadliest landslide in U.S. history ended the lives of 43 people. Today we dedicate the permanent memorial to honor the victims, survivors, first responders, and community. May we never forget. slidememorial.com

In the decade since the Oso #landslide devastated the community of Steelhead Haven (WA), USGS researchers continue to improve landslide monitoring and forecasting of the soil, water, & climate conditions that trigger these natural hazards. ow.ly/WVsj50QYg0I

This aerial video of the remains of the Oso Landslide & the new Memorial is chilling to watch. We have staff that will be at the dedication today, including The Adjutant General and many more will watch the livestream youtube.com/watch?v=ixjN65…

(Video Courtesy Snohomish County).

This week we review tax and revenue related bills from the 2024 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 with a panel discussion featuring Traci Underwood Economic Opportunity Institute and Paul Guppy Washington Policy. #waleg

Watch it here: tvw.org/video/the-impa…

This week we’re talking 2024 election dynamics, battleground districts, and takeaways from the presidential primary. Q&A with (D)&(R) campaign consultants Sandeep Kaushik SoundView Strategies and Justin Matheson Axiom Strategies. #waelex #waleg

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This week we’ve got an overview of 2024 elections in WA, battleground districts, and takeaways from the presidential primary. Q&A with (D) and (R) campaign consultants Sandeep Kaushik SoundView Strategies and Justin Matheson Axiom Strategies. #waelex

Link: tvw.org/video/the-impa…

INBOX: State Representative and Former Washington State Speaker of the House Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) will not seek reelection after three decades in the legislature. #waleg

Initiative filing fees are increasing for the first time since 1913, indexed to inflation. The fee went from $5 per initiative to $156. Future #initiative numbers will also be randomized, not sequential, per rule changes filed by the WA Secretary of State. #waelex

The 2024 Legislative Session will be ending shortly. #waleg #SineDie

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Our final sine die interview was with Sen. Lynda Wilson, the budget lead WA Senate Republicans, who is also not seeking reelection. We covered her takeaways from the session and most memorable moments from a decade in #waleg . Here's that link:

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Around noon, Rep. April Berg @wahousedems, the House Finance Committee Chair, shared her view of the 2024 #waleg session, the initiatives, and bills likely to come back next year. Here's that interview: tvw.org/video/2024-imp….