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January 21, 2016

Sen. Warnick’s E-newsletter – January 21, 2016

Update from Olympia – January 21, 2015 Greetings Friends and Neighbors, I hope your new year is off to a wonderful start. Things are already busy here in Olympia in the second week of the 2016 legislative session. With only 60 days in this “short” session, the Legislature must focus...
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August 05, 2015

Warnick leads renewed call for Planned Parenthood inquiry by state attorney general

Controversial abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has again garnered national attention with the release of another undercover video that indicates the organization may be continuing to skirt federal law with illegal abortion practices and by selling human body parts. The videos, four in all, appear to show conversations that could suggest...
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August 05, 2015

My letter to the Attorney General requesting an investigation of Planned Parenthood

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June 24, 2015

Senate approves Warnick rural economic development bill in special session

A critical piece of legislation for Washington State’s economic health has been resurrected during the 2015 second special session. For two years Sen. Judy Warnick has been working to boost rural economic development. Wednesday the Senate approved Senate Bill 5442 which makes needed changes to the Community and Economic Revitalization...
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May 28, 2015

Honeyford, Warnick gain Senate support for drought relief funding

Today, on the final day of the Legislature’s special session, the Senate unanimously voted to allocate $18 million to the State Drought Preparedness Account, allowing the state Department of Ecology to begin emergency drought response as soon as the bill is approved by the House of Representatives and signed into...
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May 27, 2015

Collective bargaining shouldn’t be a secret

This post originally appeared in the leadership blog of the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus, Exit 105. What would you say if you were presented with an agreement over which you had no say, was negotiated in secret and cost you millions — and the only thing you could do was turn thumbs-up or...
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May 19, 2015

Sen. Warnick’s E-newsletter – May 19, 2015

Update from Olympia – May 19, 2015 Greetings Friends and Neighbors, The special session is scheduled to conclude on May 28. Budget negotiators have been working to bridge gaps in the respective proposals for the state’s two-year operating budget. The governor released his budget in December which called for increased...
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May 06, 2015

Sen. Judy Warnick’s E-newsletter – May 6, 2015

Update from Olympia – May 6, 2015 Greetings Friends and Neighbors, The Legislature adjourned the 2015 regular session on Friday, April 24, two days before completing the 105 days for which it was scheduled. Because House Democrats continue to delay negotiation on a complete budget, we have now entered a...
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April 23, 2015

K-12 Biennial Budget Increases

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