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Special Beehiv: Wrapping Up the 2026 Legislative Session & What's Next

Mar 22, 2026

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19 min read

Special Beehiv: Wrapping Up the 2026 Legislative Session & What's Next

The answers may shock you... and we kick off two multi-part series of coverage.

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
2026 Sine Die Arrives, So What's Next

Mar 14, 2026

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13 min read

2026 Sine Die Arrives, So What's Next

A thorough look at the 2026 WA Legislative Session and Ongoing Issues such as legislative privilege, media credentialing, and ALPR cameras.

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Big 2026 Bills Hit the Penultimate Cut-Off, and More

Mar 8, 2026

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8 min read

Big 2026 Bills Hit the Penultimate Cut-Off, and More

Much to pack into this Beehiv update...

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Special Beehiv: Sun Setting on Washington State Legislature, BUT

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Special Beehiv: Sun Setting on Washington State Legislature, BUT

Yes, there's a big BUT

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Emergency Beehiv: Stop Two Bad Bills...

Feb 23, 2026

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3 min read

Emergency Beehiv: Stop Two Bad Bills...

Afterburner for Democracy Time

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Legislative 2025 Freeze Hits Hard

Feb 22, 2026

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7 min read

Legislative 2025 Freeze Hits Hard

An Update on Where Bills Stand and... also the House Media Access Fiasco

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Bills Surviving the 1st Cut-Off

Feb 8, 2026

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14 min read

Bills Surviving the 1st Cut-Off

A Deep Dive Into HB 2661

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Emergency Beehiv: Break Glass on HBs 2661 and 2520

Feb 1, 2026

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5 min read

Emergency Beehiv: Break Glass on HBs 2661 and 2520

Open government needs you to step up...

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Working for the Policy Bill Cut-Off...

Jan 25, 2026

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12 min read

Working for the Policy Bill Cut-Off...

5 PM, February 4 simply cannot come soon enough

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Starting 2026 With 12 Spirit?

Jan 11, 2026

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11 min read

Starting 2026 With 12 Spirit?

Covering concerning prefiled bills, the growing drumbeat of opposition to SB 5920 and appreciating the underappreciated of 2025!

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler
Rolling Out of 2025 Into...

Dec 28, 2025

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11 min read

Rolling Out of 2025 Into...

A Difficult 2026 With SB 5920 Prefiled

Joe A. Kunzler
Joe A. Kunzler

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