Hello friends and neighbors, We are ending the eighth week of the 2017 legislative session. This was the first full week of floor action, which means were on the House…
We are halfway through the 2017 legislative session
Category: Laurie Jinkins
Joint statement from the members of the LGBT caucus on Washington state’s commitment to a discrimination-free environment for all students
The members of the Washington State Legislature’s LGBT caucus jointly released the following statement on Washington’s commitment to ensuring all students have the right to a discrimination-free environment: “Washington’s Superintendent of…
A third of the way there
Hello friends and neighbors, We are ending the sixth week of the 2017 legislative session, just about a third of the way to Sine Die, also known as the last…
Joint statement from the members of the LGBT caucus on today’s Ingersoll v. Arlene’s Flowers decision
The members of the Washington State Legislature’s LGBT caucus jointly released the following statement on the state Supreme Court’s decision in Ingersoll v. Arlene’s Flowers: “This morning, our state’s highest…
Jinkins, Johnson introduce legislation to create long-term care benefit for seniors
OLYMPIA – A bipartisan group of legislators, led by Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, and Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, have introduced legislation to create a long-term care benefit for Washington state…