Dear friends and neighbors, With a little over a week to go in this legislative session, we’re getting into some of the busiest days of the year. This week marks…
Category: Jessica Bateman
Bateman: Working together to solve our housing crisis
Bateman: Working together to solve our housing crisis OLYMPIA—The middle housing legislation (House Bill 1110) proposed by Rep. Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia) now has the support of the Association of Washington…
How can we make progress on housing and climate change?
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re over two-thirds of the way through session, which means House bills are currently being heard in the Senate. I wanted to update you on some…
Legislative Cutoff Update
Dear friends and neighbors, After a few long days, and some very late nights, we finally reached cutoff last week! By the time we reached the March 8 deadline, the…
Bipartisan modest middle housing bill passes House
OLYMPIA — Washington faces an unprecedented housing shortage that’s impacting residents and families in every corner of the state. Today, the Washington House of Representatives passed House Bill 1110, introduced…
Addressing our growing housing crisis
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re halfway through this year’s legislative session and that means we’re staying busy on the House floor ahead of the March 8 cutoff. I’m thrilled to…
Critical Behavioral Health Workforce Bill Clears House Unanimously
OLYMPIA — Workforce shortages are plaguing nearly every industry in Washington, and that’s especially true for the state’s behavioral health professions. Today, the Washington House of Representatives passed House Bill…
Streamline, Pipeline, Bottom Line: Addressing our workforce shortage
Dear friends and neighbors, Our housing shortage isn’t the only crisis we’re facing right now. Washington is seeing unprecedented workforce shortages across nearly every sector, including health care, behavioral health,…
Protecting & preserving access to health care
Dear friends and neighbors, Ensuring all Washington families have access to high-quality, affordable health care is incredibly important to me—just as it is for many in our community. As Vice…
Everyone needs a home
Dear friends and neighbors, As we take our first steps into the 2023 legislative session, I am so honored to continue representing our community at the Capitol. I’ll never stop…