Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2025 Legislative Session is now underway! The Legislature convened on Monday, and we are working on a wide range of issues, including supporting overburdened communities,…
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A Note About Election Year Restrictions and How to Contact My Office.
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This is my last email update until this fall. During an election year, state ethics law requires certain restrictions on a legislator’s communications to prevent the…
Legislative Update: Recapping the 2024 legislative session.
Friends and neighbors, We made some major accomplishments during the 2024 legislative session. We focused on boosting support for our public schools, the urgent concern of a dramatic rise in…
Budgets that Invest in Families, Climate Resiliency and Infrastructure
Dear Friends and Neighbors, During this year’s session, the Legislature crafted “supplemental” budgets, which make adjustments to the comprehensive biennial budgets that we passed last year. The final proposals are…
Goodman legislation to protect Supreme Court justices heads to governor.
OLYMPIA — A bill to increase protections for Supreme Court justices is one step closer to becoming law. The state legislature passed House Bill 2056, sending it to the governor’s…
Video Update: A Q&A on Legislation to Curb Impaired Driving
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of traffic fatalities in Washington—right up there with speeding and distracted driving. Last week, the Washington Traffic Safety…
Legislative Update: More than Halfway Through Session + Join Us at a Town Hall on Saturday
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’re now in week six of this year’s legislative session. For the past week, my fellow legislators and I have been debating various bills on the…
Goodman bill enhances safety measures for Supreme Court justices
OLYMPIA — A bill to protect Supreme Court justices has passed the Washington House of Representatives Thursday evening with a vote of 69-27. Sponsored by Representative Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) House…
Video Update: Protecting Students + Join Us at a Feb. 17 Town Hall
Dear Friends and Neighbors, In my latest GoodMinute, I talk about efforts in front of the legislature to protect students. These measures include addressing safety at sporting events and on…
Legislative Update: Youth Testimony on Sentencing Reform, Local Students Serve as Pages, & More
Dear friends and neighbors, In this week’s GoodMinute, I talk about testimony heard in the Community Safety, Justice, and Reentry Committee from students from the Green Hill School. Young adults…