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• Governor signs Berg law to end period poverty for students  | May 6, 2021

  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,”… READ MORE

• House passes Berg bill to extend College in the High School credit to 9th graders  | February 24, 2021

  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… READ MORE

• House passes historic bill by Rep. Berg to make sure students don’t go hungry  | February 12, 2021

  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… READ MORE

• Berg fire protection district bill passes House | February 3, 2021

  OLYMPIA – On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the House of Representatives passed legislation allowing voters to expand the size of fire protection district boards from five commissioners to seven. House Bill 1159, sponsored by Rep. April Berg, D-Mill Creek, allows voters to… READ MORE

• Rapid COVID relief, transportation, and an invitation to our virtual Town Hall | January 27, 2021

  Dear neighbors, We know families are still struggling during the pandemic. This e-newsletter contains some hope. Hope because we voted to send $2.2 billion in aid to our families and… READ MORE