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		<title>SB 6194 - Legislative employees</title>
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		<description>Updates about SB 6194</description>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>This Week in the Senate - Week 2: MLK, education, gas price transparency - Washington Senate Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "This Week in the Senate - Week 2: MLK, education, gas price transparency - Washington Senate Democrats" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 19:38:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👍Sarah Tucker - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Sarah Tucker signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:23:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>❓Abbie Hart - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Abbie Hart signed up to testify Other.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 02:25:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👍💵Daniel Lugo - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Daniel Lugo signed up to testify Pro. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 02:26:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Joe Kendo - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Joe Kendo signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 05:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓💵Seamus Petrie - Washington Public Employees Association</title>
			<description>Seamus Petrie signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_public_employees_association/"&gt;Washington Public Employees Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:12:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>State lawmakers writing rules to govern collective bargaining with their staff • Washington State Standard</title>
			<description>News article "State lawmakers writing rules to govern collective bargaining with their staff • Washington State Standard" from Washington State Standard.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-25/And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
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			<title>LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-25/LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</guid>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-25/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-26/Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
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			<title>❓Joe Kendo - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Joe Kendo signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:48:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-05/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 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>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-07/Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</guid>
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			<title>2nd substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>2nd substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
			<description>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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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, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>❓Joe Kendo - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Joe Kendo signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:13:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</title>
			<description>LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-20/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
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			<title>Referred to Appropriations.</title>
			<description>Referred to Appropriations.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-21/Referred to Appropriations.</guid>
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			<title>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-26/APP - Executive action taken by committee.</guid>
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			<title>APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</title>
			<description>APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 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>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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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>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
			<description>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-29/Floor amendment(s) adopted.</guid>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-29/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 5.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 5.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Senate refuses to concur in House amendments.  Asks House to recede from amendments.</title>
			<description>Senate refuses to concur in House amendments.  Asks House to recede from amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
			<description>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-03-06/Floor amendment(s) adopted.</guid>
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			<title>House receded from amendments.</title>
			<description>House receded from amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Returned to second reading for amendment.</title>
			<description>Returned to second reading for amendment.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-03-06/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 1.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>House, Senate at odds on rules to govern collective bargaining with their staff • Washington State Standard</title>
			<description>News article "House, Senate at odds on rules to govern collective bargaining with their staff • Washington State Standard" from Washington State Standard.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
			<description>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-03-07/Floor amendment(s) adopted.</guid>
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			<title>House receded from amendments.</title>
			<description>House receded from amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2.</title>
			<description>Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2.</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>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Returned to second reading for amendment.</title>
			<description>Returned to second reading for amendment.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Senate concurred in House amendments.</title>
			<description>Senate concurred in House amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Senate refuses to concur in House amendments.  Asks House to recede from amendments.</title>
			<description>Senate refuses to concur in House amendments.  Asks House to recede from amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 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>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-03-08/Delivered to Governor.</guid>
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			<title>WA lawmakers approve union bargaining rules for legislative staff | Crosscut</title>
			<description>News article "WA lawmakers approve union bargaining rules for legislative staff | Crosscut" from Crosscut.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WA lawmakers approve union bargaining rules for legislative staff | Cascade PBS</title>
			<description>News article "WA lawmakers approve union bargaining rules for legislative staff | Cascade PBS" from Cascade PBS.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education | Crosscut</title>
			<description>News article "2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education | Crosscut" from Crosscut.</description>
			<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 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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