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Senate Law and Justice Committee

Opinion: Democrats in Olympia are backing Senate Bill 5974

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Opinion: Democrats in Olympia are backing Senate Bill 5974

Sen. John Braun argues Senate Bill 5974 would undermine local control by allowing an unelected board to d ...

Sen. John Braun argues Senate Bill 5974 would undermine local control by allowing an unelected board to decertify elected county sheriffs across Washington. ...

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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Washington senator says state’s drug-overdose crisis is now among worst in U.S.

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Washington senator says state’s drug-overdose crisis is now among worst in U.S.

Washington leads the US in both percentage and absolute increase in drug overdose deaths, prompting calls ...

Washington leads the US in both percentage and absolute increase in drug overdose deaths, prompting calls for stronger measures in response to the worsening crisis after the state's recent drug decrim ...

Tuesday, August 22, 2023
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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POLL: Are legislators doing enough to reform police pursuit laws?

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|Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

POLL: Are legislators doing enough to reform police pursuit laws?

POLL: Are legislators doing enough to reform police pursuit laws? ...

POLL: Are legislators doing enough to reform police pursuit laws? ...

Thursday, March 9, 2023
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Sen. Lynda Wilson says Senate bill on pursuits falls short, votes no

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|Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Sen. Lynda Wilson says Senate bill on pursuits falls short, votes no

Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver and a member of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, said legislation pas ...

Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver and a member of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, said legislation passed by the Senate today would not do enough to fix the problems with the state law restricting ...

Thursday, March 9, 2023
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Loophole that benefited child-killer needs to be closed, says Clark County senator

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|Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Loophole that benefited child-killer needs to be closed, says Clark County senator

A 2021 change in state law that will eventually allow a Clark County child-killer to go free instead of s ...

A 2021 change in state law that will eventually allow a Clark County child-killer to go free instead of spending the rest of his life in prison needs to be undone in 2023, says Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Va ...

Saturday, November 19, 2022
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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POLL: Do the proposed changes to the Clark County Council’s Rules of Procedure suggest the council lacked authority in 2025?

✅ Yes — the changes imply the rules weren’t clear or in place
❌ No — the council already had that authority
⚖️ Maybe — but the rules should still be clarified
🤷 Not sure

104 votes

* Also read: Do the County Council’s proposed changes to Rules of Procedure prove Belkot was correct?

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