Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week was policy cut-off, which means next week my colleagues and I will be debating bills on the House floor until the early hours of…
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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…
Video Update: Welcome to the 2024 Legislative Session + Join Me at a Telephone Town Hall on Jan. 23
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2024 Legislative Session started on January 8th. We’re tacking a host of issues like supporting overburdened communities, addressing the housing crisis, health, behavioral health, reforming…
Legislative Update: Welcome to the 2024 Legislative Session!
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2024 Legislative Session is now underway, and we are working hard on a host of important issues like supporting overburdened communities, addressing the housing crisis,…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Incarcerated youth traveling to Olympia on MLK Jr Day in support of sentencing reform
MEDIA ADVISORY: Incarcerated youth from Green Hill School travel to the State Capitol to testify on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in support of sentencing reform. What: Public hearing on…
Legislative Update: Interim Meetings, Conferences, and Tours
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2024 session is almost upon us! This year’s interim flew by, and I am already gearing up for the return to Olympia. Since we adjourned…
Media Advisory: Current Crime Trends: Looking Beyond the Headlines
House Community Safety, Justice & Reentry Committee to Host Work Session on Crime Trends with National Scholars and Law Enforcement Experts To get a better understanding of current state and…
Video Update: 2023 Session in Review
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Now that the dust from the 2023 legislative session has settled, we can review some of the major legislation passed in Olympia this year. The Legislature…
Legislature passes special session compromise bill on drug possession and addiction treatment
OLYMPIA— On Tuesday, the first day of a special session called by Governor Jay Inslee, the Washington House of Representatives passed a compromise version of Senate Bill 5536 after extensive…
Video Update: Opposite House Cutoff Update
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We have finally made it! This is the last week of the legislative session. Last week we passed the “Opposite House” cutoff. Bill that have not…