Holy: Senate capital budget funds projects in Airway Heights, Medical Lake
The 2023-25 state capital budget unanimously approved by the Senate today includes funding for three important community projects in Airway Heights, Medical Lake and Spokane. The Senate’s proposed capital budget includes $2 million for community projects that include improving the Airway Heights Public Safety Campus, additional funding for the Spokane...
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Holy bill to create rare-diseases advisory council moving through Senate
A bill that would add Washington to the handful of states with advisory councils on rare diseases is once again moving through the Senate. Senate Bill 5097, a bipartisan proposal introduced by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy, would establish an advisory council on rare diseases within the state Department of...
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Senate committee passes Holy bill to address nurse shortage
A bipartisan bill sponsored by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy that would help address Washington’s nursing shortage was approved today by the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee. Senate Bill 5582 aims to increase the number of nurses in the state by reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities in...
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Senate panel passes Holy bill to help communities hire more officers
A bipartisan bill sponsored by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy that aims to reestablish public safety across Washington by halting an exodus of law-enforcement officers has been passed by the Senate Law and Justice Committee. Senate Bill 5361 would provide cities and counties with more funding to hire more officers....
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Holy: Supplemental capital budget funds key housing project in Airway Heights
The supplemental state capital budget approved by the Legislature today includes money for two important housing projects in Airway Heights and Spokane, said 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy. The updated capital budget includes $3 million requested by Holy for the Highland Village housing project in Airway Heights. The money will...
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Senate approves resolution honoring former EWU football star Cooper Kupp
Two weeks after he was named most valuable player in the Los Angeles Rams’ 23-20 Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati Bengals, Yakima native and former Eastern Washington University football star Cooper Kupp received an honor closer to home when the Senate today passed a resolution celebrating his football career,...
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Local-government, law-enforcement officials testify in favor of Holy bill to help communities hire more officers
Sen. Jeff Holy’s effort to reestablish public safety across Washington by halting an exodus of law-enforcement officers received strong support when it came before the Senate Ways and Means Committee yesterday. Officials with local-government organizations and law-enforcement agencies testified firmly in favor of the 6th District senator’s proposal, Senate Bill...
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Senate passes Holy bill to create advisory council on rare diseases
A bill passed unanimously by the Senate last night would add Washington to the handful of states with advisory councils on rare diseases. Senate Bill 5886, a bipartisan proposal introduced by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy, would establish an advisory council on rare diseases within the state Department of Health...
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Senate passes Holy bill to boost behavioral-health services in underserved areas
A bill introduced by 6th Legislative District Sen. Jeff Holy that aims to make behavioral-health services more available in underserved areas of Washington was approved today by the Senate 48-1. Senate Bill 5728 would require that the state’s portion of property forfeited under the Controlled Substances Act be deposited in...
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