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Earlier this week, the Washington State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 5273. The bill would move Washington's presidential primary from May to March, but would also maintain a system that...
Rep. Norma Smith joins KSER's Ed Bremer to discuss the first few weeks of the 2019 legislative session, the latest in her committees, a bill to move Washington state's presidential primary...
Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, joined KSER's Ed Bremer to discuss mental health reform, data privacy, accountable government, and more.
Today is the 39th day of this 60-day session, and we just passed House of Origin cutoff. Any bills that were introduced in the House that did not come to the...
In a 93-5 vote Friday, the House passed a bill to safeguard net neutrality in Washington state.
In a 98-0 vote Tuesday, the House approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Norma Smith to protect Washingtonians' payment credentials in business transactions with state agencies.
Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, has introduced legislation that would give the Office of Attorney General the authority to enforce net neutrality rules in Washington state.
I wanted to provide some details about the 2017-19 operating budget the Legislature adopted late last month. Critically, it brings the McCleary saga to an end by investing $7.3 billion more...
Rep. Norma Smith says state and local government must work together to care for those struggling with behavioral and mental health challenges.
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, to regulate the collection and use of biometric data by state agencies was signed into law Tuesday.