Hello friends and neighbors, >I am sorry to have to start this e-newsletter by emphatically telling you that I do not consent. Those of us who are elected officials understand…
Responding to President Trump’s Executive Order
Category: Laurie Jinkins
Focus on education funding
Hello friends and neighbors, We are wrapping up Week 4 of the 2017 legislative session. Important pieces of legislation have been introduced and are making their way through the process….
The work ahead for the 2017 Legislative Session
Happy New Year friends and neighbors, I last sent out a newsletter in the month of December. Since then, the 2017 legislative session has begun. Last Monday, I was sworn…
Bipartisan committee sends mental health recommendations to Governor Inslee
OLYMPIA – The bipartisan Select Committee on Quality in State Hospitals has agreed on preliminary recommendations for improving Washington’s mental health care system. The eight legislators on the committee sent…
BREAKING: Rep. Jinkins statement on capture of escaped Western State patient
OLYMPIA – Statement from Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D – Tacoma) on capture of escaped Western State Hospital patients: “I am relieved to hear both men who escaped together from Western…