by Adriana | Apr 7, 2022 | General
Columbia Legal Services (CLS) is thrilled to share that our Advocacy Director Janet Chung has been appointed to the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One. While her leadership and contributions will be greatly missed at CLS, we are inspired to see Janet...
by Adriana | Apr 6, 2022 | General
Governor Jay Inslee signed the supplemental budget on March 31, marking the end of bill signings for the 2022 legislative session. Looming midterm elections in November undoubtedly shaped the results of this short 60-day session: transformative legislative victories...
by Adriana | Apr 5, 2022 | General
Last week, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill that will provide much-needed relief to people burdened with legal financial obligations (LFOs)—the fees, fines, costs, and restitution imposed by courts on people with criminal convictions. House Bill...
by Adriana | Mar 24, 2022 | General
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill today that would give administrative law judges the ability to consider whether a person had a good reason to miss a hearing deadline in public benefits cases. Senate Bill (SB) 5729 creates a “good cause exception”, letting...
by Adriana | Mar 4, 2022 | General
We have just a few days until the 2022 legislative session is scheduled to end, but before it does, I want to put in a plug for all the little stuff that happens down here in Olympia that doesn’t capture headlines. Columbia Legal Services is on the ground in Olympia...
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