Sen. Adam Kline

Committees:
Judiciary
(Chair)
Government Operations & Elections
Health & Long-Term Care
Rules

Term ends January 2007

Olympia Office:
108 Modular Building 1
P.O. Box 40437
Olympia, WA 98504-0437
(360) 786-7688

37th District
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Senator Adam Kline
37th District  Seattle


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May 9, 2006
Seattle Post-Intelligencer op-ed

Children need to be protected

Gun control.

Few words have the power to polarize us so quickly or completely. Conversations about gun regulation devolve to emotional accusations and hyperbole. We shout but we don’t listen. more>>>


Feb. 13, 2006

Senate upholds constitutional rights for developmentally disabled

OLYMPIA – Should a developmentally disabled person’s history of violent behavior forfeit their constitutional rights? The Senate today overwhelming voted in favor of upholding constitutional protections. more>>>


Feb. 13, 2006

Order in the court: Senate votes to open drug court program to more offenders

OLYMPIA – Recognizing the frequent link between drugs and violent behavior, the Senate today approved a measure to open the drug court program to violent offenders whose offense did not cause great bodily harm. more>>>


Feb. 8, 2006

State agencies responsible for safeguarding personal information

OLYMPIA – Divulging personal information has become routine in modern society. We use our name, birthdate, Social Security number, mother’s maiden name, and other data as a way to verify our own identity as we shop, bank and interact with government. Yet, even as we are required to give out our personal information, we also demand that it remain safe and protected. more>>>


Jan. 31, 2006

2:35 wrap with Sen. Adam Kline of Seattle on addressing the genocide in Darfur.

Lead: State lawmakers are working to put pressure on Congress to help end the genocide in the Sudan. Jeff Reading reports from Olympia. (Full script in Word Format)

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January 17, 2006

Comments made at the Medical Malpractice Forum in Olympia, Washington

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January 4, 2006
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Op-Ed

Don't let Eyman slip-slide away

Uh-oh. Hold onto your wallets, folks. Tim Eyman is back again. That’s right, the professional initiative salesman, who secretly pocketed hundreds of thousands in campaign contributions, began his most recent screed  by stating that nobody trusts politicians. Then the veteran of umpteen initiative campaigns proceeded to attack politicians for allowing additional fees for vehicle registration. No mention, of course, that the fees are still there because he failed to eliminate them in the drafting of his own initiative, which he falsely advertised as the “$30 Tab Initiative.” more>>>

Note: The unedited version of this op-ed is available on my blog.


 

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