The state Senators present their new report: “Prison Alarm Bells: Five Years of Failure at the Department of Corrections – and What Washington Can Do About It.”
Senator Mike Padden talks to John Carlson on KVI about an effort by Washington lawmakers to empty prison cells and return convicted felons to the street and how it’s creating new public safety risks across the state.
Sen. Mike Padden talks with KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line about a new state Senate report that sounds the alarm about an effort to empty prisons and return felons to the street.
Press conference to release report: “PRISON ALARM BELLS: Five Years of Failure at the Department of Corrections – and What Washington Can Do About It.” https://youtu.be/hp_mlNehfzE
A new state Senate report sounds the alarm about an effort to empty prisons and return felons to the street. Tracy Ellis has details.
A state Senator is renewing his call for legislative hearings into possible sabotage in a Whatcom County train derailment. Tracy Ellis reports.
Sen. Brad Hawkins discusses his annual listening tour, his COVID vaccine survey, emergency gubernatorial powers, a long-term care payroll tax, banning the use of credit scores in setting insurance rates, and more on The Agenda on KPQ Radio.
State Senator Brad Hawkins asked for North Central Washington’s feedback on the Governor’s recent COVID mandates, and he got it. Tracy Ellis explains.
Sen. Jeff Wilson talks to Lars Larson about how a union was able to negotiate concessions to the governor’s vaccine mandate, which requires certain Washingtonians to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18 or lose their livelihoods....
AUDIO: More and more people vaguely connected to state government are discovering they’re subject to the Governor’s vaccine mandate – even 4-H volunteers. Tracy Ellis explains.
A state Senator says vaccine mandate concessions for special groups show POLITICAL science is driving the governor’s decisions, not REAL science. Tracy Ellis explains.
Sen. Ericksen demands an apology or resignation from Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler for comparing Republicans to the Taliban. KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson Show KTTH’s Jason Rantz Show
