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January 1: Minimum wage increases to $16.66 per hour per an adjustment based on the federal Consumer Price Index. [1]January 13: The Washington State Legislature convenes at the Washington State Capitol, Olympia, [2] and is "the first time that both of a state legislature's chambers have been led by LGBTQ+ people": Laurie Jinkins, Speaker of the House, and Jamie Pedersen, Senate majority leader.
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives , composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate , with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. [ 1 ]
The 2025 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 4, 2025, for 2 state legislative chambers in 2 states. Across the fifty states , 3 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election, with no upper house having regularly scheduled elections.
(The Center Square) – With the 2025 session just around the corner, legislative leaders from the four caucuses have expressed their varying views on the causes of Washington state’s projected ...
(The Center Square) – Three days after the election, several state legislative contests in Washington have yet to be called. Democrats hoped to pick up a seat or two in the Yakima Valley thanks ...
Washington overdose deaths increased 21.4% between February 2022 and February 2023, the highest jump of any state, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The election will be held in 2025, and it will be the last King County Executive election to be held in an odd-numbered year. In 2022, a King County charter amendment was passed that moved elections of several offices, including county executive, to even-numbered years.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the schedule for the 119th Congress on Tuesday, unveiling adjustments under President-elect Trump. Next year, representatives will be in ...