An effort is underway to help support the next generation of farmers by expanding the state’s farm-internship program.
Tracy Ellis reports.
AUDIO: Torres bill to expand farm-internship program signed into law
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AUDIO: Torres ‘stunned’ by House failure to advance bill regarding missing and murdered Indigenous people bill
State House Democrats are reportedly planning to kill a bill that aims to help Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People.
Tracy Ellis reports.
VIDEO: [un]Divided: DUI driver kills two kids in ‘preventable’ crash, featuring Sen. Nikki Torres
State Senator Nikki Torres says a crash that killed two foster kids could have been prevented had law enforcement been able to pursue the suspected drunk driver. She joined Brandi Kruse on the unDivided Podcast.
VIDEO: KIRO/FOX 13: Supporters rally in Olympia for police pursuit bill that passed in Senate, feat. Sen. Nikki Torres
Sen. Nikki Torres spoke at a rally at the state capitol that preceded Senate approval of a police pursuit reform bill expanding the authority of officers to chase fleeing suspects.
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AUDIO: Torres bill on missing and murdered Indigenous people passes Senate
A shockingly large number of Native Americans have turned up missing or murdered in Washington – a bill that passed out of state Senate aims to address that.
Laudan Espinoza has more.
SRC On Air: Sen. Nikki Torres on The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH
Sen. Nikki Torres talks to KTTH Radio’s Jason Rantz about cracking down on organized retail theft, the latest on bills that make it easier for police to pursue suspects, and missing and murdered indigenous women and people.
SRC On Air: Sen. Nikki Torres on KONA Radio in the Tri Cities
Sen. Nikki Torres talks with KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line about banning homeless encampments near schools, fighting organized retail theft, helping missing and murdered indigenous women and people, preserving water rights for farmland and economic development, revising the Growth Management Act, banning hospital mergers, and more.
AUDIO: Senate panel hears Republican bill to accelerate broadband in rural areas
A bill that would invest 200 million dollars to expand broadband capacity in underserved rural areas is being considered by the state Senate.
Tracy Ellis reports.
AUDIO: Torres introduces duo of DACA-related bills to help ‘Dreamers’
Washington’s “Dreamers” would benefit from legislation sponsored by a Latina Republican state Senator.
Tracy Ellis explains.
VIDEO: Chats with Sen. Nikki Torres: The OBGYN desert in rural communities
Washington State Sen. Nikki Torres (R-Pasco) talks with Dr. Raul Garcia about the lack of OBGYN providers for rural communities and what the Legislature can do to address this crisis.