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• Three quick updates: the 2024 session, recycling, and affordable housing | January 16, 2024

  Dear neighbors,  It’s the third week of session, scheduled for nine weeks.  We made history in the first week by passing 12 bills from the floor of the House of… READ MORE

• A new year, a new session—and new possibilities | January 3, 2024

  Dear neighbors,  How can we work together to make Washington a better place for all our families?  To me, that’s the real point of the 2024 legislative session.   The writers… READ MORE

• Listening to each other and working together for solutions | November 1, 2023

  Dear neighbors, Our high-tech economy doesn’t just mean jobs in places like the 1st District, where I live—it means jobs throughout our state, including rural areas like Wenatchee, home to… READ MORE

• Education is vital for our kids and our economy–and I want to know what you think! | October 13, 2023

  Dear neighbors,  Education isn’t just our paramount duty in the Washington state constitution. I know it’s vital to our economy, since high-paying jobs depend on highly educated workers.  And I… READ MORE

• Tax rebates for clean energy and new funding to fight pollution and climate change | July 25, 2023

  Dear neighbors, New state and federal funding is on the way for clean energy and sustainable transportation. Here is a quick look at what’s happening and what it means for… READ MORE