In a Fox News interview on Feb. 5, Sen. Jamie Pedersen was quoted as saying 13-year-olds have a “complete right” to make ...

Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, is standing by comments he made last week to a Fox News ...

The Washington State House Early Learning & Human Services Committee recently reviewed House Bill 1876, which proposes ...

Legislation to update last year’s parental “bill of rights” initiative is heading to the Washington state House of Representatives amid a host of disagreements over what the changes will mean for ...

State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen didn’t foresee the furor that would erupt over his description of a ...

A measure before Washington's Legislature aims to make it less financially risky for airline pilots to seek mental health ...

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They seem more interested in empowering the state than protecting family autonomy. State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, recently stated that kids as young as 13 should be able to ...

The Mental Health Project ... by public insurance. As Washington continues to grapple with deadly fentanyl overdoses and high rates of addiction, operators of the state’s addiction treatment ...

A bill introduced in the Washington State Legislature this session would bolster an existing law that seeks to shield ...