WASHINGTON STATE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
“It was with no small amount of agonizing that I decided to vote against the 2016 supplemental budget deal reached over the weekend. I appreciate all the hard work that…
OLYMPIA – Chair of the House Higher Education Committee Rep. Drew Hansen (D-Bainbridge Island) secured funding for new college counselors and advisors for Bremerton High School and its feeder middle…
OLYMPIA – With mere hours left in the 2016 legislative session, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to increase eligible educational space for students across Washington state. The bill, HB 2985,…
OLYMPIA – After several attempts in recent years, a high-priority bill for House Democrats aimed at closing the educational opportunity gap is heading to Governor Inslee for his signature. The…
OLYMPIA – The Senate approved legislation (HB 2545) sponsored by Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (D-Sequim) that would ban the use of five toxic flame retardants in everyday items, like…