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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 ]
Citizens and the state legislature both have the ability to place new legislation, or legislation recently passed by the state legislature, on the ballot for a popular vote. Washington has three types of ballot measures that can be voted on in a general election: initiatives, referendums, and legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 160,000. The State Senate meets at the Legislative Building in Olympia. As with the lower House of Representatives, state senators serve without term limits, though ...
Washington lawmakers want to send more money to schools with this year’s state budget — but Senate and House proposals differ in where that money goes.
Washington Democrats voted Monday to elect Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, to be the new Senate Majority Leader. Pedersen will replace Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, who is retiring after 14 years ...
Feb. 17—OLYMPIA — A controversial capital gains tax proposal passed out of the Senate Ways and Means committee Tuesday night, clearing its first hurdle on the way to adoption. But the bill has ...
Initiative No. 2109 (I-2109) was a ballot initiative in the U.S. State of Washington that appeared on the ballot on November 5, 2024. The initiative was brought to the state legislature by Let's Go Washington, a Redmond-based political action committee founded by businessman and hedge-fund manager Brian Heywood.
Democrats currently outnumber Republicans in the state Senate 29-20 and in the state House 58-40. In the Legislative District 18 Senate contest, Republicans hoped to gain a seat.