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A bill sponsored by Rep. Jay Rodne to maintain mental health inpatient safety was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
Nearly two years after the death of a Seattle man struggling with bipolar disorder, Joel's Law was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee May 14.
Washington state faces a major challenge in appropriately and effectively addressing the needs of those with mental illness. Diagnosis and treatment can be complex, often involving multiple parties and sometimes including...
Last Thursday, the House passed its first two bills. More legislation is coming down the pipeline and we'll be back on the floor next week to send more bills over to...
During floor action on Thursday, the House voted unanimously to pass a bill to enable family of mentally ill individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others to petition the...
The 2015 legislative session began Jan. 12. This year, lawmakers are tasked with crafting a new, two-year budget. Making budget decisions can be difficult, but I'm confident that with 105 days...
Rep. Jay Rodne's final e-mail update until December 2014. He discusses his work on helping those with mental illnesses get the treatment they need, the state supplemental operating budget, the outcome...
I can hardly believe we are just three weeks away from the end of the 2014 legislative session – March 13. We have been incredibly busy debating and passing legislation this...
We are just about halfway through the 60-day legislative session scheduled to adjourn March 13. This week and next mark two critical deadlines: The first is the “cutoff” for bills to...
