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Senator
Karen Fraser
22nd
District
Thurston County
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Dec. 19, 2006
Senate Democrats respond to governor’s budget
OLYMPIA – Senate Democrats today applauded Gov. Chris
Gregoire’s proposed 2007–09 two-year budget, saying she shares many
of their objectives for the upcoming session.
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E-Newsletter Wrap-Up - March 29, 2006
The 2006 legislative session was a good one for everyone –
everyone, that is, except for sex offenders and repeat drunk
drivers.
"Landmark" has been used repeatedly by the news media to
describe this session because of the many, many major
accomplishments. more>>>
March 8, 2005
Legislature approves supplemental budgets
OLYMPIA – The only losers are the sex offenders.
So said Senate Ways & Means Chair Margarita Prentice, D-Renton,
about the supplemental operating budget for 2005-07 passed by the
Legislature today. This year’s $1.6 billion in unbudgeted revenue
provided lawmakers a rare opportunity to address current needs and
save for future ones, according to Prentice.
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E-Newsletter 7 - March 6
Week Seven saw the approval of a number of very
high-profile pieces of legislation, and the busy pace
continues into Week Eight. Friday of Week 8 is the final
cut-off date before Sine Die, the last day of session.
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E-Newsletter 6 - Feb. 24
Action is becoming increasingly intense as major bill and budget
deadlines hit – one almost on top of the other!
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E-Newsletter 5 - Feb. 20
Here’s a somewhat belated report on Week 5, soon to be followed
by my report on Week 6.
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Feb. 20, 2006
Democrats' capital construction plan clears
Senate
OLYMPIA – A landmark water management plan for the
Columbia River basin and added prison capacity to accommodate
increased penalties for sex offenders are two items that Senate
Democrats propose to fund in their 2007 supplemental capital budget.
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Feb. 15, 2005
Investing in opportunity for our families and
our future
OLYMPIA – Senate Democrats today released a proposed
supplemental to the 2005-07 budget with a focus on investing in
opportunity for our families and our future.
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Feb. 13, 2006
Senate moves to ban sex tourism
OLYMPIA – We may rarely hear about sex slavery in
Washington, but we nevertheless need to stay vigilant to combat it,
according to Sen. Karen Fraser, D-Thurston County.
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Feb. 7, 2006
Senate moves to give land buyers more notice
about potential toxins
OLYMPIA – You’d never cover your kids’ bedroom walls with
lead-based paint, or tile their ceilings with asbestos. If
legislation approved today by the state Senate becomes law,
potential property buyers will receive more information about
whether land on the real estate market ever had harmful toxins like
lead-based paint or asbestos on the premises.
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E-Newsletter 4 - Feb. 6
Week 4 --- The pace is picking up!!!
Thursday and Friday were the deadlines for policy
bills to get out of their policy committees in their "House
of Origin," meaning Senate bills in Senate committees and House
bills in House committees. It was a "race against the clock!” Friday
evening was the first big deadline of the session.
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E-Newsletter 3 - Feb. 3
Below is a brief report on the third week of the 2006 legislative
session. It’s been so busy, that it’s now almost the end of the
Fourth Week! That report will come out next week.
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Jan. 30, 2006
 1:48
wrap with Sen. Karen Fraser, D- Thurston County on
outlawing sex tourism in Washington.
Lead: Worldwide, more and more criminals are choosing to traffic
in humans than drugs. One state senator says Washington must do its
part to reduce the demand. Jeff Reading reports from Olympia. (Full
script in Word Format)
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Jan. 24, 2006
1:10
wrap with Sen. Karen Fraser, D-Thurston County, on the
promise of biofuels to our environment, our health and our
economy.
Lead: Renewable energy is the energy of the future – could it be
Washington’s economy of the future? One state senator says
government should lead the way.
Jeff Reading reports from Olympia. (Full
script in Word Format)
MP3 File (1.0 MB)
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E-newsletter 2 - Jan. 24
We’ve just finished the second week of this short legislative
session, and Senate Democrats used the occasion of the Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King’s birthday to proclaim it "African American
Week." more>>>
E-newsletter 1 - Jan. 17
We’ve just completed the first week of the 2006 legislative
session, and it was definitely an action-packed week.
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