Committee Assembly Days Last week, legislators returned to Olympia for Committee Assembly Days. While we keep busy during the interim with work sessions, meetings, community events and more, Committee Assembly…
Category: Tina Orwall
NCSL Podcast: Saving the Nation’s Veterans
Earlier this month, Task Force on Military and Veterans Affairs co-chairs, Reps. Tina Orwall and Dan Saddler were featured in a podcast by the National Conference of State Legislatures to…
Orwall recognized with UW Moya M. Duplica Award
This past weekend, Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines) received the UW School of Social Work’s 2017 Moya M. Duplica Distinguished Alumni Award for her many legislative achievements, including expanding access…
Rep. Orwall’s 10/12/17 update: Air Quality / Sexual Assault Kits & $3M SAKI Grant / PSSC New Health Sciences building
Air quality study One important achievement this year was securing $250,000 in the state operating budget for a study to determine noise, vibration, and air quality issues in our area….
Rep. Orwall to co-chair national Military and Veterans Task Force
Earlier this month, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a bipartisan organization that provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state…