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March 28, 2014

Governor signs King bill to protect minors from dangers of tanning beds

Family members and friends of people who died from melanoma due to tanning-bed use were among those on each side of the Governor as he signed Senate Bill 6065 yesterday. The measure sponsored by Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, requires users of ultraviolet tanning equipment to be 18 years old or...
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March 18, 2014

King says Moseley’s leadership in state ferries division will be missed

The state Department of Transportation today announced that WSDOT assistant secretary, ferries division, David Moseley, will be stepping down as of April 15, 2014. Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, and co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, issued this in response: “I was disappointed to learn that David was stepping down. When...
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March 14, 2014

Governor violated confidentiality agreement with Senate and House negotiators

Senate majority sets the record straight with public release of transportation-negotiation documents. In response to Gov. Jay Inslee’s violation of a confidentiality agreement between his office and transportation negotiators from the Senate and House of Representatives, Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, today released the past...
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March 12, 2014

King says failure to pass transportation package not due to lack of effort

At a news conference today – one day before the scheduled end of the 2014 legislative session – Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, and co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, lamented the fact that lawmakers did not pass an agreed-upon transportation revenue and reform package before adjourning. King added that the...
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March 05, 2014

King supports minimal changes for second year of transportation budget

The state Senate last night approved minor adjustments to the state’s 2013-15 transportation budget that will continue maintenance and preservation of Washington roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Sen. Curtis King, co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, says the modest changes he supports through Senate Bill 6001 are not about adding...
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February 19, 2014

Talking transportation reform with Sen. Curtis King

Washington State’s 14th District Senator Curtis King, R-Yakima, and co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, talks about the reforms needed in the Washington State Department of Transportation and why they’ve been unable to move forward.
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February 18, 2014

King bill to let rural districts save through shorter school weeks passes Senate

Small, rural school districts could transition to a money-saving, four-day school week if a bill proposed by Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, becomes law. Senate Bill 6242 would make permanent a 2009 pilot program set to expire this year that allows up to five school districts with fewer than 500 students...
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February 13, 2014

King bill protecting minors from the dangers of tanning beds passes Senate

Members of the State Senate voted 40-8 Wednesday, approving a bill that would protect children under the age of eighteen from the harmful effects of exposure to ultraviolet radiation associated with tanning devices. Senate Bill 6065, sponsored by Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, would require users of UV tanning equipment to...
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February 04, 2014

Tanning bed legislation heading for a floor vote

Senate Bill 6065, my bill to protect children under the age of eighteen from the harmful effects of exposure to ultraviolet radiation associated with tanning devices, has received a public hearing and been approved by the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor. It is now awaiting a vote by the...
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