The 2018 legislative session ended on March 8 – and on-time for a change! Over the next few weeks, I will update you on what a very productive session it…
E-Newsletter: 2018 End-of-Session Report, Part 1
Category: Nicole Macri
House adds permanence to key tool in fight against homelessness
OLYMPIA – After what was unofficially the longest floor debate thus far this year in the state House of Representatives, lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon approved a sweeping bill designed to…
E-Newsletter: A Progressive Session Reaches the Midpoint
A progressive housing agenda The housing affordability crisis touches not just our city and county, but every corner of the state. People are struggling to stay in their homes or…
Local-control legislation would give cities authority to address the crisis of increasing gun violence
OLYMPIA — Calling gun violence a public health crisis in Washington state, Rep. Nicole Macri testified before the House Judiciary Committee, Thursday, January 25, on her bill allowing cities, towns,…
E-Newsletter: A Progressive Agenda for 2018
Greetings from Olympia The 2018 session began last week. Washington works on a two-year legislative cycle. The primary purpose of even-year “short” sessions is to make supplemental changes to the…