OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Washington state senator says a quote of his that received national attention and criticism was taken out of content. Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) is the Senate majority’s leader ...

Jamie Pedersen has joined the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) board of directors. Pedersen, a state senator representing Seattle's 43rd Legislative District, previously served as WRF's legal ...

State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen didn’t foresee the furor that would erupt over his description of a four-decade-old Washington law limiting parental power. “Kids over 13 have the complete ...

(The Center Square) – As the Washington State House passed House Bill 1296, which critics say undermine parental rights within the K-12 system, emails sent last month to Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle ...

A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the chamber’s top Democrat. “There’s still going to be more work to do to get ...

(The Center Square) – Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, is standing by comments he made last week to a Fox News reporter about 13-year-old children making their own ...

A Seattle Democrat said he stopped a bill that would have helped Richland woo $3.5 billion in nuclear manufacturing because of budget shortfalls, concerns about nuclear waste storage and opposition ...

Washington Democratic Senator Jamie Pedersen had a few standout comments concerning House Bill 1296, a measure about parental rights aimed at modifying the so-called Parents’ Bill of Rights. The bill ...

The Dori Monson Show is on KIRO Newsradio (weekdays Noon-3). Voters and lawmakers were well-informed about Sound Transit’s taxing plan before voting on ST3 in 2016, according to one Washington senator ...

After months of buzz, the much-hyped wealth tax that could have pumped $4 billion into Washington’s cash-strapped budget is officially dead after Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said he may veto the ...

Washington state Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, speaks on the Senate floor in an undated photo. (Legislative Support Services) State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen didn’t ...