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Ken Jacobsen
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District Seattle
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Nov. 9, 2007
Jacobsen selected as ‘Outstanding Legislator of
the Year’ by veterans
OLYMPIA – Affirming the spirit of service embodied by our
armed forces, Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle, has been selected
as “Legislator of the Year” by the Washington State Department of
Veterans Affairs and the governor’s Veterans’ Affairs Advisory
Committee. Each year these organizations recognize one state senator
and one state representative for outstanding contributions to
Washington’s veterans and their families.
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Oct. 25, 2007
Aberdeen to host state Senate work session on
ocean policy
OLYMPIA – When it comes to good stewardship of the ocean,
most of us are all wet. Although the ocean covers 70 percent of the
earth’s surface, Washingtonians tend to focus more on Puget Sound,
due to its proximity to population centers. That focus may be
shifting, thanks to the work of the Senate Natural Resources, Ocean
& Recreation Committee, which has scheduled a work session in
Aberdeen to examine a macro to micro view of ocean policy.
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May 14, 2007
Veterans Environmental Certificate
Program
With the passage of Senate Bill 5164 in the 2007
legislative session, the Veterans Conservation Corps expansion, the
Washington Department of Veterans Affairs will be co-sponsoring a
ten month environmental certificate training program located at
Renton Technical College and partly at Green River Community
College.
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April 24, 2007
1:37 wrap with Sen. Ken Jacobsen of Seattle, who explains his
vote on simple majority for school levies.
 Lead:
Although his vote for simple majority provides no help to schools in
his district, Sen. Ken Jacobson said those needs cannot be ignored
-- and his colleagues in the Legislature have heard his message. Jeff Reading reports from Olympia. (Full
script in Word Format)
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April 22, 2007
Jacobsen’s message heard: Legislature
provides $4.2 million for Seattle schools
OLYMPIA – The Senate today passed a budget
providing $4.2 million dollars to the Seattle Public School
system over the course of two years, a major victory for
children in Sen. Ken Jacobsen’s district.
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April 12, 2007
Veterans
Today, we honored the fallen servicemen and women who gave their
lives for this country. We passed Senate Resolution 8682 to recognize
their courage, patriotic devotion and sacrifice.
more>>>
April 3, 2007
46th District constituents to be kept in the
loop through electronic newsletter
OLYMPIA – There is a new way to keep abreast of issues
facing Seattle. Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle, is launching an
electronic newsletter to communicate with his constituents.
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March 27, 2007
Shinseki acknowledged for military record,
accurate Iraq predictions
OLYMPIA – The Senate today passed a resolution to honor
Gen. Eric Shinseki, the first Asian American four-star general in
U.S. history, who gained national attention for his remarks on the
number of troops needed for the post-war Iraq.
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March 14, 2007
Senate passes Jacobsen’s bill to help our
returning veterans and environment
OLYMPIA – The Senate passed a bill yesterday to connect
our returning veterans to natural restoration projects that protect
and restore Washington’s watersheds, rivers, streams, lakes and
forest lands. more>>>
Feb. 22, 2007
Giving college students a choice: the
black college fund pilot project
OLYMPIA – Choosing where to attend college is
often a challenging task for many high school students, and
paying for college is even more difficult. Sen. Ken
Jacobsen, D-Seattle, is proposing a bill to establish a
black college fund pilot project to allow some students to
use their state-funded need grants awards to study at
Morehouse College, Howard University, Spelman College,
Grambling State University or Tuskegee University.
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Feb. 15, 2007
Seattle lawmakers urge tunnel option remain on
the table
OLYMPIA – A number of Seattle-area legislators continue to
express their preference for a tunnel to replace the aging Alaska
Way Viaduct. Their backup would be a surface/transit option.
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Feb. 13, 2007
Airport security screening should be more
efficient, effective
OLYMPIA – Tired of waiting in line at the airport? Sen.
Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle, is proposing a bill that would create a
task force to evaluate whether Washington should participate in a
federal program to expedite airport screening at international
airports in the state.
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Feb. 6, 2007
Jacobsen wants to help Latino students gain
access to higher education
OLYMPIA – Although the Latino population is one of the
fastest-growing ethnic groups in Washington, evidence shows that
more work needs to be done to improve their college enrollment
rates. Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle, is proposing legislation
to establish a joint select committee to look at ways to increase
Latino accessibility to higher education.
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Feb. 6, 2007
Establishing the state’s official Nordic
Heritage Museum
OLYMPIA – The Nordic Heritage Museum is the only one in
the United States to honor the legacy of immigrants from the five
Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and
Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle, wants it to be an official
museum for Washington. He is the main sponsor of Senate Bill 5857,
which would designate the Nordic Heritage Museum as the state’s
official Nordic museum.
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Jan. 30, 2006
2:18 wrap with Sens. Ken Jacobsen and Adam Kline on
on our state's initiative process.
Lead: Lawmakers in Olympia are looking to improve our state’s
initiative and referendum process, or end it altogether. Jeff
Reading reports from Olympia. (Full
script in Word Format)
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Jan. 24, 2007
School districts to provide employees with a
supplemental cost-of-living salary
OLYMPIA – In an effort to support teachers, the backbone
of Washington’s educational system, Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle,
wants to ensure that any additional funding that comes from regular
property tax levies for schools is used to provide collectively
bargained regional cost-of-living salary supplements to school
district employees.
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Jan. 23, 2007
A bill of rights for student athletes
OLYMPIA – Because billions of dollars are made off student
athletes and coaches make millions off these deals, according to
Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle, he is proposing a bill allowing
student athletes to have more of a say in the process.
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Jan. 18, 2007
Seattle senators working together for a
solution on the viaduct
OLYMPIA – Seattle Democratic senators met today to discuss the
Alaskan Way Viaduct and mutually agreed that it will be a top
priority for them to find a solution amidst the recent meetings
among legislative leaders, the City of Seattle, and the governor.
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Jan. 16, 2007
Mother nature to help heal returning veterans
OLYMPIA – Returning veterans would be able to reintegrate
more smoothly back into society through a training program
connecting veterans to volunteer natural resource restoration
projects through a proposed bill by Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle.
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Jan. 15, 2007
Bill would require state to pay for election on viaduct
instead of voters
OLYMPIA – When the advisory ballot measure is submitted
to Seattle voters on the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Sen. Ken
Jacobsen, D-Seattle, wants to make sure that voters don’t
get left footing the bill.
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Jan. 9, 2007
Bill would reauthorize stadium taxes to be used
for viaduct, bridge projects
OLYMPIA – When the current tax expires and the bond has
been paid off for Safeco and Qwest fields, Sen. Ken Jacobsen,
D-Seattle, wants to reauthorize the money to improve the Alaskan
Way Viaduct and Highway 520 bridge projects.
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Jan. 4, 2007
Jacobsen to introduce bills to protect against
unscrupulous guardians
OLYMPIA – Finding that laws to protect elderly or
vulnerable citizens are far too lax, Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle,
is introducing a series of proposed laws that would add important
protections against predatory, incompetent or unnecessary guardians.
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