OLYMPIA, Wash. — Local legislators have introduced bills at the 2021 legislative session in Olympia.

42nd District Republican Senator Doug Ericksen of Ferndale sponsored a measure to require Internet Service Providers to offer Virtual Private Networking, or VPN service.

He says the measure would protect the privacy of Internet users

42nd District Representative Alicia Rule, a Democrat, introduced a bill promoting the limits on the Washington Main Street revitalization program first started in 1984.

She says it’s a tax credit incentive program aimed at revitalizing downtown districts in small towns.

Information on the 2021 legislative session in Olympia can be found at leg.wa.gov.