Lives are at stake this legislative session in Washington state

By: Oliver Miska, Fatema Boxwala, Bailey Medilo, Suresh Chanmugam

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 745

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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During this year’s legislative session, our lawmakers face a difficult choice: Should Washington state cover the devastating funding cuts brought down by the Trump administration?

Unfortunately, as the 60-day session nears its halfway mark, it looks more and more like Democrats in this Washington are neglecting to defend us from the attacks coming from the other Washington. House Bill 2100 — one of the only bills that could raise revenue to backfill these cuts …

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