Dear friends and neighbors, Exactly one week ago, the 2018 legislative session adjourned – on time! – in Olympia. It was a thrill to be with colleagues and staff on…
State budget fully funds education, cuts property taxes
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NY Times: One State’s Quest to Introduce Long-Term Care Benefits
OLYMPIA, Wash. — For a few weeks this year, the rarest of things seemed like it was about to occur. A state, in this case Washington, was working to pass…
An update from Rep. Laurie Jinkins: Day 60
Dear friends and neighbors, Today is Day 60, the final day of the 2018 legislative session. The House has passed the final supplemental budget, and the Senate will do so…
SB 6617: I heard you loud and clear
SB 6617 has been vetoed. I support the veto. I want to thank all of you who reached out to me and let me know your disappointment in my vote…
Statement by Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, on today’s passage of the Legislative Public Records Act
“Today the Legislature took an important first step into the sunshine with the passage of the Legislative Public Records Act. Openness and transparency in government are crucial components of democracy….