Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who turned out on Saturday for our 45th District In-Person Town Hall and who listened in last Thursday for our Telephone Town…
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Legislative Update: Town Halls, Moms (& Dads) Caucus, and Empowering Students
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week we reached the ‘House of Origin’ cutoff. All bills that have not passed the House they were introduced in are now dead. We are…
Video Update: Early Action COVID Relief, Keeping High School Seniors on Track, and Public Broadband
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged our communities and our economy. Virtually no one has been left untouched. That is why we acted swiftly to pass an…
Gradually Re-Opening and COVID-19 Telephone Town Hall with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene
Join us for a COVID-19 Telephone Town Hall with Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Senator Manka Dhingra, and Public Heath — Seattle & King County WHO: Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) and Reps….
Video Update: Coronavirus Information and Background Checks
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week has been a troubling week in the 45th District. The King County Department of Health has confirmed that there have been nine deaths from…
Video Update: Criminal Sentencing Task Force, Property Tax Exemptions, and Stopping Shoplifters
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who came out to our town hall last weekend! It was a great chance to answer your questions and hear directly from…
Video Update: Helping Students Return to School From the Justice System and Town Halls
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’re almost at the half-way point of the 2020 legislative session. This session we are considering several important measures related to housing, education, environmental protection, health…
Video Update: Highlights of the 2019 Legislative Session
Highlights of the 2019 Legislative Session The 2019 legislative session saw many major accomplishments. We passed three budgets – operating, transportation, and capital – before finishing on time. The budgets…
Video Update: Sentencing Reform & An Update on Legislation
Reforming our state’s criminal sentencing system The United States incarcerates more people than any other nation in the world. As of 2016, over 2.2 million Americans were serving time in…
A Balanced Approach to Washington’s Budget
Washington has three different budgets. Although they each fund a different function of state government, together they are a vision for the future of our state. The capital budget, sometimes…