Welcome to the 2018 Legislative Session Every year, the Speaker of the House starts off the legislative session with an opening day speech that highlights past successes, shares our values,…
Category: Email Updates
Rep. Wylie’s Update: Three of my bills and a short survey

Dear friends and neighbors, First of all, here’s to a great year for you and your families! May 2018 bring us joy, peace and prosperity. As you know, the Legislative…
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…
Update on capital budget, education funding, and more!
Dear Friends and Neighbors – The 2018 Legislative Session is just around the corner. I want to give you a brief update on some key issues from the 2017 session…
Rep. Orwall’s 11/20/17 update: Committee Days / WAHealthplanfinder / Preventing mass shootings / Education Funding / Podcast on Veterans / Atlantic Salmon

Committee Assembly Days Last week, legislators returned to Olympia for Committee Assembly Days. While we keep busy during the interim with work sessions, meetings, community events and more, Committee Assembly…