OLYMPIA – Washington House Democrats announced this week that Rep. April Berg (D – Mill Creek) will chair the House Finance Committee. Berg is the first Black woman to chair…
Berg Named Chair of Finance Committee
Category: Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: Education policy coffee chat with Rep. April Berg on May 14
Who: Representative April Berg, D-Mill Creek. What: Coffee chat on education legislation. When: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2022. Where: Heron Park, 2701 155th St SE Mill Creek,…
Governor signs legislation to keep democratic spaces free from open carry
OLYMPIA — On Wednesday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed HB 1630 to prohibit open carry at city and county council meetings, as well as restrict the possession of guns at school…
Berg: Historic state construction budget builds hope and progress
OLYMPIA—The state’s new $1.5 billion construction projects fund a number of projects in the 44th District, according to Rep. April Berg (D-Mill Creek). “We aren’t simply breaking ground to pour…
Berg: Safeguard schools, city halls, and election workers
OLYMPIA—A new law will help protect election workers and local officials. “More than 80 percent of local officials have experienced harassment, threats, and violence,” said Rep. April Berg (D-Mill Creek)….
House passes ban on weapons at school board meetings, ballot counting centers
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Today, the state House passed legislation introduced by Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, to ban carrying or possessing guns and other weapons at city council, county council…
High school counselor was inspiration for new law reforming college credit in high school
EVERETT—Paul Turner is a counselor at Jackon High School and the inspiration behind legislation introduced by his local lawmaker, Rep. April Berg (D-Mill Creek). On Dec. 1, Berg presented Mr. Turner…
Governor signs Berg law to end period poverty for students
OLYMPIA—For decades, menstruating students have missed class time because they didn’t have access to period products, or couldn’t afford to buy them at all. “Poverty and period poverty go hand-in-glove,”…
House passes Berg bill to extend College in the High School credit to 9th graders
House passes Berg bill to extend College in the High School credit to 9th graders OLYMPIA –On February 23 the Washington House of Representatives passed legislation extending College in the…
House passes historic bill by Rep. Berg to make sure students don’t go hungry
OLYMPIA—Hungry kids struggle to learn. That was the simple message of Rep. April Berg (D-Mill Creek), who wrote legislation to make sure no child in our state’s public schools would…