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People with severe mental illness who are in and out of mental hospitals and jails because they refuse treatment could soon get some help. Tracy Ellis explains.

Senator Shelly Short sits down with Tracy Ellis for this 7th District Legislative Update.

KONA Radio’s “The Bottom Line” program traveled from the Tri-Cities to Olympia to talk with legislators, including Senator Sharon Brown.

KONA Radio’s “The Bottom Line” program traveled from the Tri-Cities to Olympia to talk with legislators, including Senator Maureen Walsh.

KONA Radio’s “The Bottom Line” program traveled from the Tri-Cities to Olympia to talk with legislators, including Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler.

Sen. Hans Zeiger talks about the many sides of homelessness https://youtu.be/aQajoZawinE

Human trafficking is a scourge in Washington, but you may not realize just how big of a problem it is. Tracy Ellis tells us about a legislator who’s getting the word out.

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Offering an amendment to exempt independent health-care facilities from the Democrats' B&O tax increase. https://youtu.be/bIZUWpXzAA0

Sen. O'Ban offers an amendment to SB 6492, which wants to increase the business tax on skilled nursing facilities. The amendment would exempt these facilities from the increase, which is critical at a time when many Washington nursing homes are closing....

Sen. Becker offers an amendment to SB 6492, which raises the business tax on health-care providers. Sen. Becker's amendment would exempt certain health-care providers who treat Medicaid patients. https://youtu.be/oVbQ0qP09Lc

Sen. Becker talks about SB 6592, an increase in the business tax. https://youtu.be/OsXUzsTbHjs