Women state senators say banning specific firearms won’t make Washington safer. Kimberly Wirtz reports.
AUDIO: Female senators say banning specific firearms won’t make Washington measurably safer
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VIDEO: TVW: Legislative Republican Leadership Media Availability
Senate and House Republican leaders gather for their weekly media availability. This week they talk about public safety, health care, cap-and-trade, housing, budgets, taxes, education, hard drug possession, automatic voter registration, a domestic violent extremism...
Republicans say pursuit bill passed by Senate is step in right direction but doesn’t go far enough
Police would have more leeway to pursue suspects than they do now, but many restrictions on pursuits remain under a bill passed in the state Senate.
AUDIO: Republicans say police-pursuit bill narrowly passed by Senate is step in right direction, but doesn’t go far enough
Police would have more leeway to pursue suspects than they do now, but many restrictions on pursuits remain under a bill passed in the state Senate. Tracy Ellis explains.
SRC On Air: Sen. Ann Rivers on Town Hall on KEDO Radio in Longview
Sen. Ann Rivers talks to KEDO Radio’s Mike Wallin about the point of the session known as policy cutoff, the challenges of a virtual session, the Governor’s emergency powers, COVID restrictions, and pharmaceutical costs.
AUDIO: Start managing COVID like flu, state expert tells senators
Is it time to start managing COVID like the flu? A state expert tells senators it is. Kimberly Wirtz explains.
Governor, you’re no Tom Brady
July 12, 2021 The governor’s use of football metaphors when speaking about the COVID-19 pandemic got old a long time ago, but he really fumbled recently by equating his administration’s pandemic response with winning the Super Bowl. Good grief. Has Governor Inslee...
VIDEO: KING 5: Higher taxes, stricter police policies up for a vote before legislative session ends, featuring Sen. Ann Rivers
Sen. Rivers says passing a drug possession law should be a top priority... https://youtu.be/TVr2QVWzPSs
AUDIO: Cutoff highlights refusal to address emergency powers — one of many majority Democrat failures, say top Senate Republicans
Non-budget bills that haven’t passed both chambers of the state legislature are now dead, including a measure that would have addressed one-man rule. Tracy Ellis has this update.
SRC On Air: Sen. Ann Rivers on KTTH’s Jason Rantz Show
Sen. Ann Rivers talks to KTTH’s Jason Rantz about Democrats giving voting rights back to felons before they even complete their full sentence.
VIDEO: Legislative Republican Leadership Media Availability, March 16, 11:00 am
Senate and House Republican leaders gather for their weekly media availability at the State Capitol. https://youtu.be/ijFudR5hIyk
VIDEO: TVW’s Inside Olympia featuring Sen. Ann Rivers
Inside Olympia host Austin Jenkins goes in depth with Sen. Ann Rivers on foundational public health. https://youtu.be/L-WC-379HLc