2021 Virtual and Telephone Town Halls
Due to COVID-19 and statewide restrictions on gatherings, House Democrats will not hold in-person town halls this session. However, many representatives are holding town halls remotely, either via telephone or…
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The House Hot Sheet for Week 3 of the 2021 Legislative Session
Monday This week kicks off with a focus on health care. The House Health Care & Wellness Committee is hearing HB 1110 by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane). Rep. Riccelli’s bill…
House Democrats announce Step One for Washington’s Community and Economic Recovery
OLYMPIA – House Democrats announced today the first step in the House and Senate plan for Washington’s community and economic recovery, starting with the allocation of $2.2 billion in federal…
Hansen Announces Bill to Allow Public Broadband
OLYMPIA – Washington has long restricted public utilities and some other governments from offering broadband service directly to their residents. Those restrictions are in state law but could soon change…
Statement from Rep. Jamila Taylor, chair of the Black Members Caucus, on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
“We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or…