Sunday Spin 2: Handwriting not on the wall
Should the state require students to learn cursive? One senator thinks so.
Spin Control archive for Feb. 2016
SUNDAY, FEB. 7, 2016
SATURDAY, FEB. 6, 2016
Sunday Spin: Given the chance, Mumm would have defended leave ordinance
Friction between Spokane lawmaker and Spokane City Council.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5, 2016
Senate OKs some 'lane splitting' for motorcycles
Motorcycles could go around cars in slow-moving traffic by "sharing" the far left lane or shoulder under a bill that passed the Senate Friday.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 2016
Transgender bathroom bill passes committee
A bill that restricts the use of bathrooms, locker rooms and other public facilities based on genitalia, was approved by a Senate committee
Senate panel OKs sex selection abortion ban
A divided Senate Law and Justice Committee approved a bill that would ban abortions performed based on the gender of the fetus.
House votes to end 'debtor's prison'
House restricts court fees and fines.
Spokane's family leave law would be 'grandfathered' under bill change
Spokane's family leave ordinance would survive under a change to a workplace bill approved Wednesday.
TUESDAY, FEB. 2, 2016
Lawmakers urged to help bring salmon back to Upper Columbia
Members of the Spokane tribe asked legislators to join an effort to bring salmon back to the Upper Columbia River.
Abortions for sex selection: Gender discrimination or ugly stereotype?
Outlawing abortions for parents who want to select the gender of their baby would be a way for Washington to say it doesn’t allow sex discrimination anywhere, supporters of a bill told a Senate committee Tuesday. Opponents countered the bill is a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist in the state and perpetuates a ugly stereotype
WaLeg Day 23: Hearings on abortion, salmon, orcas and pot
A busy day for committee hearings with a wide range of topics.
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