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Senate bills combat human trafficking, include focus on online child escort ads 2/8/2012
OLYMPIA — Eight bipartisan bills to combat human trafficking, including legislation to keep minors from being exploited through online ads for escort services such as Backpage.com, were passed today by the Senate and are now sent to the House of Representatives for consideration. Two more anti-trafficking bills are expected to pass tomorrow.
Meet 36th District state legislators on District Day in Olympia 2/7/2012
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rep. Reuven Carlyle and Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson invite the public to attend the 36th Legislative District Day in Olympia. This provides an opportunity for constituents to meet their legislators and discuss current legislative issues. Refreshments are available at 10 a.m. Information on current bills and Capitol tours are available.
Kohl-Welles e-newsletter update 02/03/12 2/3/2012
Dear Neighbors,
This was a memorable 4th week of session. The highlight was when the Senate passed the historic marriage equality bill, Senate Bill 6239, and sent it to the House. I voted for this bill and am a cosponsor.
Sen. Kohl-Welles marriage equality floor speech 2/1/2012
Bipartisan group of lawmakers support federal reclassification of marijuana 1/26/2012
OLYMPIA — A bipartisan group of lawmakers have sent a letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) supporting Governor Gregoire and Governor Chafee’s petition to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II drug which would allow its use for treatment – prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists.
Bill hearing Friday to combat human trafficking, include focus on online child escort ads 1/26/2012
Kohl-Welles on clarifying med. marijuana law 1/25/2012
A recent article highlights Sen. Kohl-Welles’ work to clarify medical marijuana laws. Read the full article from City Vision here.
Lawmakers’ bills to combat human trafficking include focus on online child escort ads 1/16/2012
Lawmakers to announce bills to combat human trafficking, including stopping exploitation of minors on escort websites 1/13/2012
OLYMPIA – Democratic and Republican senators will announce multiple bills to combat human trafficking at a press conference next Monday. This includes legislation to keep minors from being exploited through escort services on websites.
Human trafficking includes the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
Special session adjourns, solves part of budget 12/16/2011
Our work in Olympia was about listening to the concerns of people across Washington, and making the best choices to balance our budget.
We are well ahead of where we’d otherwise be if the Legislature had simply convened in January. The decisions we make in the weeks ahead will determine the availability of health care services to seniors, the college opportunities open to our students, and the quality of our kids’ educational experience. Those decisions deserve time and consideration, and we will give them that.