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Legislative Session Update: Week 10 – March 17-21, 2025By Jim Hedrick, GSI WA State Lobbyist and Spokane Regional Advocate This week, regular legislative activity primarily revolved around policy committee hearings, where lawmakers reviewed and debated bills that recently advanced from the opposite chamber. Some of these include high profile bills like Unemployment Insurance for Striking […]

Legislative Session Update: Week 9 – March 10-14, 2025By Jim Hedrick, GSI WA State Lobbyist and Spokane Regional AdvocateWednesday, March 12, marked the critical deadline for bills to advance out of their chambers of origin. With this milestone passed, legislative focus now shifts to the next phase: bills making their way across the rotunda to

By Jim Hedrick, GSI WA State Lobbyist and Spokane Regional Advocate The Washington State Legislature has nearly reached the midpoint of its 2025 session, with members working long hours on the floor and in caucus as they approach the March 12 deadline for bills to pass out of their chambers of origin. As of this