OLYMPIA—After a contentious debate on the House Floor earlier today, a measure to allow 16- and 17-year olds to pre-register to vote was finally sent to the Senate on a…
House narrowly passes Youth Voter Registration bill
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Millions in construction budget for projects in the 11th Legislative District
OLYMPIA—Thursday evening, the House of Representatives passed a $4.18 billion-investment capital budget on a 95-1 vote. SB 6090 includes a record $1 billion to build new public schools, a key…
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: New Paid Sick Leave Law / Teacher Certification / Paraeducator Training / Survey: Gov’s Budget
Happy New Year for Working Families As you may know, in 2016 voters approved Initiative 1433, which increased the minimum wage and required employers to provide paid sick leave…
Statement from Rep. Steve Bergquist on the Gina Grant Bull Memorial Legislative Page Scholarship Program
For over a century, the Page Program has been offering students across the state the opportunity and honor of experiencing democracy firsthand. Every year, hundreds of Washington teens get to…
Aug 21, 2017 Seattle Times’ story on Rep. Bergquist’s paraeducators bill
With principals in ‘crisis mode,’ new Washington state law taps into thousands of potential teacher recruits The Washington Legislature this year agreed to help principals struggling with a teacher shortage…