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		<title>HB 1870 - Local comm. federal funding</title>
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		<description>Updates about HB 1870</description>
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			<title>Prefiled for introduction.</title>
			<description>Prefiled for introduction.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Innovation, Community &amp; Economic Development, &amp; Veterans (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Innovation, Community &amp; Economic Development, &amp; Veterans (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Innovation, Community &amp; Economic Development, &amp; Veterans.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Innovation, Community &amp; Economic Development, &amp; Veterans.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Richa Sigdel - City of Pasco</title>
			<description>Richa Sigdel signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/city_of_pasco/"&gt;City of Pasco&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 04:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Gary Ballew - Greater Spokane Inc.</title>
			<description>Gary Ballew signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Greater Spokane Inc..</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 08:40:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Brandy DeLange - Association of Washington Cities</title>
			<description>Brandy DeLange signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/association_of_washington_cities/"&gt;Association of Washington Cities&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Suzanne Dale Estey - Washington Economic Development Association</title>
			<description>Suzanne Dale Estey signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_economic_development_association/"&gt;Washington Economic Development Association&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:53:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Brian Young - Washington State Department of Commerce</title>
			<description>Brian Young signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington State Department of Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:07:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍Karl Dye - Tri City Development Council (TRIDEC)</title>
			<description>Karl Dye signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Tri City Development Council (TRIDEC).</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 08:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>ICEV - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>ICEV - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ICEV - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>ICEV - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Referred to Appropriations.</title>
			<description>Referred to Appropriations.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</title>
			<description>Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>1st substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>1st substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming &amp; Trade (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming &amp; Trade (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming &amp; Trade.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming &amp; Trade.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>👍Richa Sigdel - City of Pasco, Deputy City Manager</title>
			<description>Richa Sigdel signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent City of Pasco, Deputy City Manager.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:50:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Emily Shay - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Emily Shay signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/association_of_washington_business/"&gt;Association of Washington Business&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:23:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Brandy DeLange - Association of Washington Cities</title>
			<description>Brandy DeLange signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/association_of_washington_cities/"&gt;Association of Washington Cities&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Suzanne Dale Estey - Washington Economic Development Association</title>
			<description>Suzanne Dale Estey signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_economic_development_association/"&gt;Washington Economic Development Association&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:45:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>BFGT - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>BFGT - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Economic Growth, Social Cohesion, &amp; Support for Veterans – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "Economic Growth, Social Cohesion, &amp; Support for Veterans – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👍💵Emily Shay - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Emily Shay signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/association_of_washington_business/"&gt;Association of Washington Business&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 05:28:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</title>
			<description>WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
			<description>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</title>
			<description>Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>House concurred in Senate amendments.</title>
			<description>House concurred in Senate amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.</title>
			<description>Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Delivered to Governor.</title>
			<description>Delivered to Governor.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Chapter 223, 2024 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 223, 2024 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Effective date 6/6/2024.</title>
			<description>Effective date 6/6/2024.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-03-25/Effective date 6/6/2024.</guid>
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			<title>Governor signed.</title>
			<description>Governor signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Republican rep pre-files legislation to help communities secure federal grants | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "Republican rep pre-files legislation to help communities secure federal grants | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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