An op-ed by Senate Democratic Leader Ed Murray and Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles today in Crosscut.com makes the case for the Washington Dream Act legislation they sponsored and their efforts to pass it in the Senate. "The Dream Act has strong support in both chambers of the Legislature. The House passed...
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In Senate, Dream Act remains stuff of dreams
Tuesday, April 30 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
Sen. Kohl-Welles comments on need for special session
Sunday, April 28 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle , released this statement today regarding the need for the Legislature to return for a special legislative session: "While I’m disappointed at the Legislature’s failure to finish its work during the regular legislative session, I can’t say I’m...
Kohl-Welles: ‘This bill is a license to discriminate’
Friday, April 26 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle , released this statement today regarding Senate Bill 5927 , which would allow businesses to deny service to gay and lesbian customers: “I am stunned and appalled to see legislation in 2013 that would roll back decades of civil rights law in our state. I haven’t seen...
Sen. Kohl-Welles' enewsletter update 4/24/2013
Wednesday, April 24 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
Dear Neighbors, We've hit the home stretch of the legislative session. Wednesday of last week was the last day the Senate could consider bills that passed the House, and vice versa. This means that the only bills that can be considered during the final days of the session, which must end on April 28...
Legislature passes Kohl-Welles’ child sexual exploitation bill
Tuesday, April 23 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
A statewide coordinating committee will be created to recommend ways to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children under legislation passed unanimously today by the state Senate. Senate Bill 5308, sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, had already passed the Senate unanimously once...
Wine and beer samples to be allowed at farmers markets
Tuesday, April 23 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
Wineries and microbreweries will be able to offer samples at farmers markets across the state, under legislation passed today by the Senate. "This provides a wonderful opportunity for our local vintners and brewers to put their products before a wider audience,” said Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles...
Kohl-Welles’ bill to help mentally ill recover passes Legislature
Monday, April 22 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
People with severe mental health needs will be able to relocate to support facilities located nearer to family members or close friends who can provide critical emotional support, under legislation passed unanimously today by the state Legislature. Senate Bill 5153, sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles...
Kohl-Welles decries GOP blocking of Dream Act
Thursday, April 18 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles appeared on "The Impact” this week on TVW to discuss the Republican majority’s actions to repeatedly block Democrats’ efforts to bring the Washington Dream Act to the Senate floor for a vote....
Governor signs two Kohl-Welles anti-human trafficking bills into law
Wednesday, April 17 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
Two key blows against human trafficking were struck today when Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law two bills sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle . The first measure, Senate Bill 5488 , imposes a $5,000 fine on top of existing penalties for using online ads to facilitate the commercial sexual...
Kohl-Welles questions claims of support for Dream Act, Reproductive Parity Act
Tuesday, April 16 2013 - Jeanne Kohl-Welles | Permalink
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle , released the following statement today on the vote by the full Republican majority caucus to block the full Senate from being allowed to vote on House Bill 1817 , The Washington Dream Act, and HB 1044 , the Reproductive Parity Act. A majority of senators, including...