“If there was ever a time to go big, it’s now,” Inslee said.
Inslee wants the legislature to send voters a referendum asking to approve housing bonds above the state’s debt limit.“A bonding referendum allows us to act now, not bit by bit over the next 30 years,” Inslee said.“It’s not the worst suggestion that’s come. Will we support it? I want to listen to testimony and go through the process on this,” said Rep. J.T. Wilcox .
The governor also called for requiring safety training for gun buyers and allowing lawsuits against gun makers. “The time has come for this legislature to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons,” Inslee said.“If we’re going to have a serious grown-up conversation about that, I’m all in. But what I hear from the governor is just political speak for let’s make everything about gun violence,” said Sen. John Braun .After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Inslee wants to take the next step.
“We must pass a constitutional amendment that expressly establishes a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in the great state of Washington,” Inslee said.
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