WASHINGTON STATE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
Get kids mental health care instead of sending them to juvenile courts The state should allow law-enforcement officials to send nonviolent youth to mental-health-care facilities instead of the juvenile-justice system,…
The 2013 Legislative Session is getting closer to the end. The last official day of the regular session is April 28, and in these final weeks you will be hearing…
Last week was the House of Origin Cutoff week, and the cutoff deadline has officially passed. With some exceptions – namely, bills that are necessary to implement the budget –…
Update on my bills I am so pleased that all 9 of my remaining bills passed the House before cutoff! SHB 1341, regarding compensation for those wrongly convicted and imprisoned;…
Working as a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, I’ve seen firsthand the difficulties that individuals face as they navigate our health care system. I have spoken to folks…