07-04-2016 19:45 via thestranger.com

Another Reason to Take Back the State Senate: Republicans Killed Two Important Bills for Women this Session

by Heidi GrooverGiving women better access to birth control is common sense. Republicans helped kill a bill that would have done that anyway. ballykdy/Shutterstock
Members of the Washington State Legislature finally managed to wake from their stupor, pass a budget, and put an end to the special session last week. Meanwhile, they let two important bills for women die.First: a bill that would have required insurance companies to cover a year's worth of birth control at once. Medicaid already cover
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