Originally published Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 7:20 AM

Washington lawmakers consider same-sex bills

The Washington state Senate is poised to pass a measure boosting benefits to unemployed workers.

OLYMPIA, Wash. —

The Washington state Senate is poised to pass a measure boosting benefits to unemployed workers.

The measure has already passed the House, so the Senate action Thursday would send it to the governor.

A bill to speed up school construction passed the Senate Wednesday and was sent to the governor. It authorizes $133 million in general obligation bonds.

Lawmakers are still debating a bill that would allow agencies to deny public records requests made by prisoners. Some prisoners have used the law to intimidate or harass those responsible for putting them behind bars.

A hearing is scheduled Monday on a bill that would create projects to demonstrate how logging debris and other forest wood waste could be converted to energy.

(with information from The Olympian, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

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You made the assertion. Apparently you can't back it up, which means you're full of it. LOL Posted on February 5, 2009 at 3:13 PM by CapHillMax. Jump to comment

Washington really only has 2 problems. To many republicans. A whole bunch of bigots. Posted on February 5, 2009 at 10:23 AM by abutton. Jump to comment

I am ready for our lawmakers to be done working on this sort of legislation. I honestly don't care which direction it goes - I just think... Posted on February 5, 2009 at 10:23 AM by Don Matt. Jump to comment

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