A new state Senate report sounds the alarm about an effort to empty prisons and return felons to the street. Tracy Ellis has details.
Two state Senators are calling on Washington’s Insurance Commissioner to apologize in the wake of what they call hate speech. Tracy Ellis reports.
“We had to change our tactics even though a young boy was killed,” said Pierce County sheriff's Sgt. Darren Moss, Jr.
“…Washington saw a dramatic increase in the number of murders in 2020. Not only that, but the state ranks last in the country in the number of police officers in the community.”
Policing was the topic behind many contentious debates during the 2021 legislative session. Democrats, who control both House and Senate, pushed through a package of police reform and accountability proposals Republicans say will make communities less safe, and...
Senator Mike Padden on 920 News Now with Kris Siebers and Teresa Lukens talking about state budgets, an income tax on capital gains, and his felony DUI lookback bill. https://soundcloud.com/kxly-920/04202021-wa-legilative-session-senator-mike-padden
Senator Mike Padden talks with Jason Rantz on KTTH about his bill to help protect citizens, whistleblowers, and members of the news media from frivolous lawsuits aimed at stifling freedom of speech, tear gas being reintroduced into the police use of force bill, and...
Legislation that would have made it easier for some people to end their lives fails to make it out of the state Legislature. Tracy Ellis reports.
Sen. Mike Padden spoke on the Senate Democrat’s Operating budget. The Spokane Valley Republican was one of 22 Senators to vote against the spending plan, which passed out of the Senate with no Republican support. https://youtu.be/DDWlDphH-zs
Senate and House Republican leaders gather for their weekly media availability at the State Capitol. https://youtu.be/6j65C-xopOY
Republican State Sen. Mike Padden of Spokane Valley says this is a statewide crisis.
Republican senators on the Senate Law & Justice Committee, Sen. Mike Padden, Sen. Jeff Holy, and Sen. Keith Wagoner, hold a virtual news conference to discuss the legislative response to the Blake decision on drug possession, criminal justice reform and police...
