SAVE THE DATE! 11th Legislative District Town Hall Please join Senator Bob Hasegawa, Representative Zack Hudgins and me at our 11th district town hall meeting this Saturday, February 17, from…
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Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: New Paid Sick Leave Law / Teacher Certification / Paraeducator Training / Survey: Gov’s Budget
Happy New Year for Working Families As you may know, in 2016 voters approved Initiative 1433, which increased the minimum wage and required employers to provide paid sick leave…
Statement from Rep. Steve Bergquist on the Gina Grant Bull Memorial Legislative Page Scholarship Program
For over a century, the Page Program has been offering students across the state the opportunity and honor of experiencing democracy firsthand. Every year, hundreds of Washington teens get to…
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: Teacher Certification / Paraeducator Training / Capital Budget / I-405 Tolls / Sound Transit
On June 30, we passed the operating budget and thus avoided a government shutdown, but we didn’t adjourn because the construction budget was still pending. It’s disappointing that we did…
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: Operating Budget passed; no government shutdown
As you may have heard, we managed to avert a government shutdown by passing the 2017-2019 operating budget late last night, so I figured I would send you a quick…
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: Special Session / New Survey: Sound Transit / Past Survey Results
Special Session This is the last week of the 2017 regular session and, as you may have heard, we have not agreed on a state budget yet. Both the House…
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: New Survey / Town Hall / Past Survey Results
New survey: House and Senate Budgets Comparison The budget proposals are out and we’ll soon start negotiations. But we are facing some serious differences, so reaching an agreement will take…
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: Saturday Town Hall / New Survey / Past Survey Results
Come to our town hall meeting this Saturday I hope you will join my seatmates, Sen. Bob Hasegawa, Rep. Zack Hudgins and me at our 11th District Town Hall this…
Rep. Berquist’s Legislative Update: Controversial Bills / Past Survey Results / Town Hall
New survey: CONTROVERSIAL BILLS Every session there are controversial bills and issues that generate a great deal of calls and emails from the public, and this year is no different….
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: EDUCATION FUNDING SURVEY
We’re on the second week of the 2017 legislative session. As you know, the priority this year is working together to fully fund education. It’ll be a difficult process, but…