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Jazmine Smith & Rian Watt: The latest from the Washington State Legislature

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Seattle City Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis sits down with Jazmine Smith, political manager for Washington Bus, and Rian Watt, board member of the Urbanist and Futurewise, on March 9, 2023, after a major deadline for bills to be passed by the Washington State Legislature. They discuss what's happening with key bills aimed at addressing Washington and Seattle's housing crisis and strengthening our democracy.
That includes: 

  • HB 1110: Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing (01:30)
  • HB 1755: Establishing the democracy voucher program for contributions to state legislative candidates (12:06)
  • SB 5723: Giving cities and towns the freedom to switch their general elections to even-numbered years (17:40)
  • HB 1181: Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework (21:13)
  • SB 5208: Updating the process for online voter registration by allowing voter applicants to provide the last four digits of social security number for authentication (27:33)
  • SB 5466: Promoting transit-oriented development (36:37)
  • SB 5082: Encouraging electoral participation and making ballots more meaningful by abolishing advisory votes (42:55)
  • SB 5112: Updating processes related to voter registration (48:15)
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