WASHINGTON STATE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
OLYMPIA—Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, House Bill 1972, has sent a piece of legislation to strengthen financial support for the Washington Physician Health Program (WPHP) to the governor’s desk. “COVID-19 was…
OLYMPIA—Rep. Alicia Rule, D-Blaine, remembers the enormous toll Whatcom County communities faced in the aftermath of the fall 2021 floods in the Nooksack River Valley. While people in the affected…
OLYMPIA—Leaders in the House and Senate today announced their final agreement on the state’s supplemental capital budget for 2024. The $1.3 billion budget funds construction projects and infrastructure across Washington…
OLYMPIA—Rep. Chipalo Street, D-Seattle, a first-term legislator, will be sending three bills to the governor’s desk as the 2024 legislative session wraps up. As a child, Street grew up in…
OLYMPIA – The Washington state legislature has passed a series of bills, sponsored by Rep. Mari Leavitt, University Place, that will help veterans and military families gain access to resources,…