Dear friends and neighbors, As hard as it is to believe, the 2022 legislative session came to an end last week. Though we had some long days during this 60-day…
Budgets Report to the 5th Legislative District
Category: Lisa Callan
Prioritizing Students, Families, and Small Businesses
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s budget week in Olympia! With only a few weeks left in the 2022 legislative session, my colleagues and I are hard at work finalizing the…
Upcoming Virtual Town Hall, Community Priorities, and Support for Small Businesses
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re now over halfway through this year’s short 60-day legislative session! With the initial set of legislative cutoffs behind us, we head to the House Floor…
Fighting for Community Priorities, Legislative Calendar Updates, and Free COVID Tests
Dear friends and neighbors, As hard as it is to believe, we’re already about a third of the way through this legislative session! I’ve had the privilege of testifying in…
Legislative Priorities for the 2022 Session
Dear friends and neighbors, Welcome to the 2022 legislative session! Over the next several weeks, I’ll be working with my colleagues in the Legislature to get our students, parents, and…
Supporting Our Students in the Classroom, Long-Term Care Updates, and More
Dear friends and neighbors, You don’t need to look at the calendar to know that Fall is in full swing here in Washington. As the rain continues to fall around…
NEXT WEEK: Help us change our Tax Code!
Friends and neighbors, Over the past two years, the Tax Structure Work Group conducted robust economic analysis and held initial listening sessions to find out how the Legislature can create…
AN UPDATE ON INSURANCE RATES
Dear friends and neighbors, Washington state’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) recently issued an emergency rule to prevent credit scores from being used to determine insurance premiums. This might…
REMINDER: COMMUNITY COFFEE THIS SATURDAY & Read our Session Report online
Dear friends and neighbors, Just a quick reminder about our Community Coffee this weekend. We’ll do our best to answer your questions, so bring them with you or send them…
Mark your calendar: COMMUNITY COFFEE on August 7th
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2021 Legislative Session ended the last week of April and many bills went into effect yesterday, so we think this is the perfect time for…