Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, has proposed Senate Bill 6871, "Removing Members of the Legislature from State Health Care Coverage."None of the other 146 lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors. A hearing's slated for Thursday.
"A generation from now, citizens will wonder what took us so long. " -- Gov. Chris Gregoire, who on Tuesday signed a bill banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Liberal lawmakers had been trying to pass the bill for 29 years.
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