The official account for Washington State's House of Representatives Democratic Caucus (not the Democrats in Congress) #waleg https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.govhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3ml2ekqy4dc23WA school districts explore AI with Microsoft grant; Washington Gov. Ferguson limits press access, breaking precedent; Washington coalition attempts universal health care as Medicaid enrollment declines - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg04 May 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ekqy4dc23https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mkqsuqfmec2fThe Supreme Court’s decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act is deeply concerning. This landmark law helped ensure fair elections, especially for communities that have faced barriers to the ballot. When federal protections are weakened, states must lead. #WALeg #VotingRights30 Apr 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqsuqfmec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mknozgxnj22rWashington asks court to open Tacoma ICE facility to state health inspections; WA’s latest emissions report shows small decline; Washington launches $112M program to help businesses switch to electric vehicles - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg29 Apr 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknozgxnj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mkl56v2csk2zWA sues Albertsons over ‘deceptive’ buy one, get one free deals; Governor, attorney general to announce legal action at ICE facility in Tacoma; How a plan to allow more passenger ferries fell apart in Olympia- Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg28 Apr 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl56v2csk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mkioqmhvuk2qLocal police adjust to Washington’s new mass surveillance law; Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting may hurt his own supporters in WA; What is nuclear fusion — and can it power WA’s data centers? - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg27 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkioqmhvuk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mkb62ubbmk24Democrats urge halt to Trump plan to collect federal worker health data, Millionaires sue to block new tax, FEMA approves $21M for WA, OR flood mitigation, Nearly half of WA sheriffs face misconduct complaints - Today's Daily E-Clips  https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg24 Apr 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb62ubbmk24https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mk4aexxlms2vDOJ investigating how the University of Washington handles antisemitism; New WA unemployment numbers show which counties and industries saw job losses; Opinion: Sheriff Standards Law ensures well-trained professionalism - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg22 Apr 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4aexxlms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mjzlk4femk2oState considers changes to WA high school graduation standards; Statewide proposal on trans athlete participation in girls sports fails for second time; How Seattle and King County are pushing back on ICE - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg21 Apr 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzlk4femk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mjkiuqvyyk2vAre prediction markets illicit gambling? WA says yes; Federal attacks on vote-by-mail, voter eligibility worry WA election officials; Spokane landlords would have to provide cooling options by 2031 under newly introduced law - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg15 Apr 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkiuqvyyk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mjhycrcxqc2yWhat Trump’s approval of flood relief money means for WA; What does ‘millionaires tax’ mean for regular WA families? Here’s what it does; Seattle World Cup matches are two months away. City agencies say they’ll be ready - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg14 Apr 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhycrcxqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mjfhlaytlk24Work underway to create new WA housing agency; Forest Service plans to close two research labs in WA; After more than a year of delays, a WSU professor’s experiment with alfalfa ready to blast off to the International Space Station - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg13 Apr 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfhlaytlk24https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mj5wmb7qgs2z🎙️ New episode of Capitol Ideas is live! Laurie Jinkins sits down to break down one of the most talked-about issues of session, the millionaires tax, and what it means for essential services across Washington. 🎧 Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at how it all came together and what’s next.10 Apr 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5wmb7qgs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mj5vnibanc2z‘A slap in the face’: Sen. Patty Murray slams proposed $400M Hanford budget cut; WA "millionaires" tax hit with lawsuit; Five large data centers eyed for Seattle - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg10 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5vnibanc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mj3it2b6mc2zWA rolls back some taxes amid new income tax; Frustration boils up after Ferguson vetoes two tiny grants in WA budget; Seven dead gray whales signal trouble in Washington waters - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg09 Apr 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3it2b6mc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3miyuuvrywc26Trump threatened to wipe out Iran. Here’s how WA lawmakers responded; The fight continues: a look at union efforts in Washington state; WSDOT holds ceremony for 61 employees killed in work zones since 1950 - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg08 Apr 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyuuvrywc26https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mitu3qe44k2jWashington sues Trump over vote-by-mail restrictions; Lawsuit aims to block new eligibility requirements for WA sheriffs; As sports betting grows, is WA equipped to treat gambling addiction? - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg06 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitu3qe44k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mimeanvk2k2c‘I don’t have anybody’: ID seeing its police flock to WA agencies for better pay; Stanwood reactivates Flock cams as Spokane County joins Pierce County in shutting them down; WA community colleges to be audited amid budget strain - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg03 Apr 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimeanvk2k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mijsdfddvs25With more state financial stress on horizon, Ferguson signs WA budget; As Washington lawmakers punt on school cellphone ban, some want more action; WA traffic deaths are declining. What’s changing? - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg02 Apr 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijsdfddvs25https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mieqdk7kgk26Ferguson signs WA high-earners income tax; challenges expected; Former WA Attorney General to spearhead lawsuit against ‘millionaires tax’; Washington adds safeguards for Flock cameras - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg31 Mar 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieqdk7kgk26https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mi2puh4wdk2sWashington’s gender wage gap is widening, study finds; Ferguson signs bill to give energy-generating trash incinerator more time to reduce emissions; Farms hit by floods to return to weekly Bellingham Farmers Market - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg27 Mar 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2puh4wdk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mhy775vl5s24Gov. Bob Ferguson signs election bills into law; Feds launch probe into Washington program to redress housing discrimination; Governor signs ‘referee bill’ after nearly 30 years of advocacy by Spokane Valley man - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg26 Mar 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy775vl5s24https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mhvrvvfndk2qWashington bans retail sale of nitrous oxide; Washington passes new AI laws to crack down on misinformation, protect minors; Is Washington state less competitive if data center tax break is repealed? - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg25 Mar 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvrvvfndk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mht4s77i3c2dRounding out debate, Ferguson signs bill addressing retailers’ penny problem; WA bridges, roads among worst in U.S. for condition, new report shows; Sea-Tac manages government shutdown turbulence with normal wait times and no ICE - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg24 Mar 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht4s77i3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mhj2onil3k2gStates seek to unmask federal immigration agents — and their own police; After shocking revelations, WA leaders reconsider Cesar Chavez recognition; SAVE Act would cost WA millions to run elections, Secretary of State Hobbs says - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg20 Mar 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj2onil3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mhgkyhr5kk2bWA to stop taking funds from youth in extended foster care; New law seeks to help clear up Washington’s DUI testing backlog; Free preschool across WA is expanding. Here’s how families can apply - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg19 Mar 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgkyhr5kk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mhdzsesdpc2fWA and Oregon scale back I-5 bridge ambitions as cost balloons to $14.4B; Washington counties warn of mounting public defense crisis; New Medicare program using AI leaves WA patients in pain - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg18 Mar 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdzsesdpc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mhbkkdffrc2tTesla loses Washington loophole as Rivian, Lucid score direct deals; What are the chances of the NBA returning to Seattle? Here’s what WA leaders say; Heavy rainfall elevates flood threat across western Washington - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg17 Mar 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbkkdffrc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mh6y6y6fsc24Winners, losers and takeaways from WA’s legislative session; More WA foster, homeless youth to get tuition help; SAVE America Act would require Washingtonians to mail photocopies of official IDs with ballot to vote - Today's Daily E-Clips https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/media/daily-e-clips/ #waleg16 Mar 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6y6y6fsc24https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mgvxpjfgtc25Tax breaks for working families and small businesses. historic protections for ALL Washington residents, and a commitment for a better tomorrow - a session for the history books! The Legislature has adjourned Sine Die. #waleg13 Mar 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvxpjfgtc25https://bsky.app/profile/housedemocrats.wa.gov/post/3mgvwx4qi7c27Legislature approves supplemental budget focused on food, shelter, and health programs for Washingtonians https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2026/03/12/legislature-approves-supplemental-budget-focused-on-food-shelter-and-health-programs-for-washingtonians/ #waleg13 Mar 2026 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:i3t7kufzzd2upe3ysm2j73hz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvwx4qi7c27