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		<title>HB 1889 - Professionals/immigration</title>
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		<description>Updates about HB 1889</description>
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			<title>Prefiled for introduction.</title>
			<description>Prefiled for introduction.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Flor Reyes - As Pres of Pacific Northwest Assn of Investigators and my company, Olympic Tactical &amp; Investigations</title>
			<description>Flor Reyes signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 01:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Flor Reyes - As Pres of Pacific Northwest Assn of Investigators and my company, Olympic Tactical &amp; Investigations</title>
			<description>Flor Reyes signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 01:45:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Angelita Cervantes - Communities for Our College</title>
			<description>Angelita Cervantes signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for Our College.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:02:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Shenina Charlie - Everett Community College</title>
			<description>Shenina Charlie signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Everett Community College.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 03:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Nancy Cruz - Communities for Our College</title>
			<description>Nancy Cruz signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for Our College.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 06:41:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Jesus Buenrostro - Communities for Our College</title>
			<description>Jesus Buenrostro signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 06:50:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Karrin Peterson - BCAHE Union at Bellevue College, Adjunct Affairs Officer</title>
			<description>Karrin Peterson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent BCAHE Union at Bellevue College, Adjunct Affairs Officer.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Daniel Gomez Nava - Latino Community Fund of Washington</title>
			<description>Daniel Gomez Nava signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Latino Community Fund of Washington.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Aline Aguirre - Latino Community Fund</title>
			<description>Aline Aguirre signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/latino_community_fund/"&gt;Latino Community Fund&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:12:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Maria Barrios - Communities for our College</title>
			<description>Maria Barrios signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for our College.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:33:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Nicholas Villa - Central Washington University</title>
			<description>Nicholas Villa signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/central_washington_university/"&gt;Central Washington University&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 04:35:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Lina Ulloa - C4C</title>
			<description>Lina Ulloa signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent C4C.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 09:03:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Paul Ryan Villanueva - C4C</title>
			<description>Paul Ryan Villanueva signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:31:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>The Week Ahead: Jan. 8 - 12, 2024 | Washington State House Republicans</title>
			<description>News article "The Week Ahead: Jan. 8 - 12, 2024 | Washington State House Republicans" from House Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:45:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Consumer Protection &amp; Business (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Consumer Protection &amp; Business (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-08/First reading, referred to Consumer Protection &amp; Business (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</guid>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Consumer Protection &amp; Business.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Consumer Protection &amp; Business.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-08/First reading, referred to Consumer Protection &amp; Business.</guid>
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			<title>👍Naydelin Olalde - C4C</title>
			<description>Naydelin Olalde signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Isela bonilla - ASWSU Vancouver</title>
			<description>Isela bonilla signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent ASWSU Vancouver.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:03:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Michelle Carrillo - ASCWU Leg. Liaison</title>
			<description>Michelle Carrillo signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent ASCWU Leg. Liaison. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:03:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Reese Ramirez - Associated Students of UWT</title>
			<description>Reese Ramirez signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Associated Students of UWT. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:03:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Eduardo Blancarte - Communities for Our Colleges</title>
			<description>Eduardo Blancarte signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for Our Colleges.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Stella Seth - Associated Students of Western Washington University</title>
			<description>Stella Seth signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Associated Students of Western Washington University.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 08:50:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Isaac Marroquin - Washington State Graduate Student</title>
			<description>Isaac Marroquin signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Graduate Student.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>2024 Legislative Agenda - Latino Community Fund of Washington</title>
			<description>News article "2024 Legislative Agenda - Latino Community Fund of Washington" from Latino Community Fund.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:55:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>CPB - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>CPB - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-26/CPB - Executive action taken by committee.</guid>
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			<title>CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-26/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-29/Referred to Rules 2 Review.</guid>
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			<title>A WA bill would allow non-citizens to obtain professional licenses | Cascade PBS</title>
			<description>News article "A WA bill would allow non-citizens to obtain professional licenses | Cascade PBS" from Cascade PBS.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:35:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2024/01/wa-bill-would-allow-non-citizens-obtain-professional-licenses/#:~:text=House%20Bill%201889</guid>
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			<title>A WA bill would allow non-citizens to obtain professional licenses | Crosscut</title>
			<description>News article "A WA bill would allow non-citizens to obtain professional licenses | Crosscut" from Crosscut.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://crosscut.com/politics/2024/01/wa-bill-would-allow-non-citizens-obtain-professional-licenses#:~:text=House%20Bill%201889</guid>
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			<title>A WA bill would allow non-citizens to obtain professional licenses | Cascade PBS</title>
			<description>News article "A WA bill would allow non-citizens to obtain professional licenses | Cascade PBS" from Cascade PBS.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2024/01/wa-bill-would-allow-non-citizens-obtain-professional-licenses#:~:text=House%20Bill%201889</guid>
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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>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-02/Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</guid>
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			<title>1st substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>1st substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-09/1st substitute bill substituted.</guid>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-09/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 1.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-09/Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 1.</guid>
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			<title>Walen bill to extend licensing eligibility to DREAMERS passes House – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "Walen bill to extend licensing eligibility to DREAMERS passes House – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2024/02/09/walen-bill-to-extend-licensing-eligibility-to-dreamers-passes-house/#:~:text=House%20Bill%201889</guid>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-13/First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</guid>
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			<title>👍💵Alex Hur - OneAmerica</title>
			<description>Alex Hur signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent OneAmerica. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:51:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Minyoung Sung - Communities for our Colleges</title>
			<description>Minyoung Sung signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for our Colleges.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 04:29:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Paul Ryan Villanueva - Communities for Our Colleges</title>
			<description>Paul Ryan Villanueva signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for Our Colleges.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:55:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Greg Glassock - As Pres of Pacific Northwest Assn of Investigators and my company, Olympic Tactical &amp; Investigations</title>
			<description>Greg Glassock signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent As Pres of Pacific Northwest Assn of Investigators and my company, Olympic Tactical &amp; Investigations.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:22:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far | Cascade PBS</title>
			<description>News article "WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far | Cascade PBS" from Cascade PBS.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👍Daniel Gomez - Latino Community Fund of Washington</title>
			<description>Daniel Gomez signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Latino Community Fund of Washington.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far | Crosscut</title>
			<description>News article "WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far | Crosscut" from Crosscut.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far | Cascade PBS</title>
			<description>News article "WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far | Cascade PBS" from Cascade PBS.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2024/02/wa-legislature-keeps-most-its-priority-bills-alive-so-far#:~:text=House%20Bill%201889</guid>
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			<title>👍Angelita Cervantes - Communities for Our Colleges</title>
			<description>Angelita Cervantes signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for Our Colleges.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 02:04:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Lizbeth Cervantes - Communities for Our Colleges</title>
			<description>Lizbeth Cervantes signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 02:04:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Maria Barrios - Communities for Our Colleges</title>
			<description>Maria Barrios signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for Our Colleges.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 02:04:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Monse Hernandez - Communities for Our Colleges</title>
			<description>Monse Hernandez signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Communities for Our Colleges.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 02:04:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Monse/Hernandez/2024-02-16 02:04:28</guid>
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			<title>👍Noel Trujillo-Garcia - Student, LD 30th</title>
			<description>Noel Trujillo-Garcia signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Student, LD 30th.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:12:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Noel/Trujillo-Garcia/2024-02-16 03:12:07</guid>
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			<title>👍Juniper Diegel - Student, LD 30th</title>
			<description>Juniper Diegel signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:12:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Juniper/Diegel/2024-02-16 03:12:39</guid>
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			<title>👍Daniel Gomez - Latino Community Fund of Washington</title>
			<description>Daniel Gomez signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Latino Community Fund of Washington.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:25:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍💵Isela Bonilla - Associated Students of WSU Vancouver</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 05:25:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Diane Vevea - As Pres of Pacific Northwest Assn of Investigators and my company, Olympic Tactical &amp; Investigations</title>
			<description>Diane Vevea signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 06:38:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Beth Ensley - As Pres of Pacific Northwest Assn of Investigators and my company, Olympic Tactical &amp; Investigations</title>
			<description>Beth Ensley signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 07:53:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Jeannette Mcchesney - As Pres of Pacific Northwest Assn of Investigators and my company, Olympic Tactical &amp; Investigations</title>
			<description>Jeannette Mcchesney signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:14:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Karen Strickland - AFT Washington</title>
			<description>Karen Strickland signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent AFT Washington. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:40:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎stephanie Porcella - As Pres of Pacific Northwest Assn of Investigators and my company, Olympic Tactical &amp; Investigations</title>
			<description>stephanie Porcella signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 09:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Deepa Bhandaru - AFT 1789</title>
			<description>Deepa Bhandaru signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent AFT 1789.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 10:09:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Esperanza Borboa - AFT 1789</title>
			<description>Esperanza Borboa signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Benjamin Gonzalez - Communities for Our Colleges</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:10:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Jesus Mariscal - C4C</title>
			<description>Jesus Mariscal signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent C4C.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:52:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>LC - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>LC - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Walen bill expanding professional license eligibility heads to the Governor – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "Walen bill expanding professional license eligibility heads to the Governor – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Delivered to Governor.</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Washington's new laws in 2024: Everything you need to know</title>
			<description>News article "Washington's new laws in 2024: Everything you need to know" from FOX13.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:41:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education | Crosscut</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education | Cascade PBS</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education | Cascade PBS</title>
			<description>News article "2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education | Cascade PBS" from Cascade PBS.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:29:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Chapter 50, 2024 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 50, 2024 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Effective date 7/1/2024.</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-03-13/Effective date 7/1/2024.</guid>
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			<title>Governor signed.</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WA removes legal immigration status requirements for professional licenses • Washington State Standard</title>
			<description>News article "WA removes legal immigration status requirements for professional licenses • Washington State Standard" from Washington State Standard.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:29:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New Washington law allows illegal foreign nationals to obtain commercial licenses | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "New Washington law allows illegal foreign nationals to obtain commercial licenses | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cost-Free College Would Change Lives - So Why Don't We Do It? Economic Opportunity Institute</title>
			<description>News article "Cost-Free College Would Change Lives - So Why Don't We Do It? Economic Opportunity Institute" from Economic Opportunity Institute.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
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