OLYMPIA—The chair of the House Capital Budget Committee released changes (House Bill 2395) to the two-year construction budget that would invest more in public school construction, access to broadband internet…
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Ask Lillian: School Safety
Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, D-Mukilteo, talks about some of the measures under discussion in Olympia addressing mental health and firearms.
Rep. Orwall’s 1/26/18 Update: National Guard Day / Mental Health for College Students / Car Tab Relief / Equal Pay
Dear friends, We’re three weeks into this short 2018 session and, as always, things move very quickly. There’s never a dull moment. As you probably heard, we passed the Capital…
Senn Receives 2017 Child Health Advocate Award
OLYMPIA – State Representative Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island) was recently honored for her legislative work advocating for children’s mental health in Washington state. On Wednesday, November 15, Senn received the…
Shutdown averted – here’s what’s in the new state budget
Dear Friends & Neighbors, We are expecting to pass an agreed upon operating budget late tonight. It makes a historic investment in our K-12 system, keeps us from laying-off over…