Dear Friends and Neighbors, When young people commit serious crimes, we confine them in state institutions under the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration. However, compelling research shows that institutionalizing young people is…
Category: Roger Goodman
Legislative Update: Phase 3, 988 System, and the American Rescue Plan
Dear Friends and Neighbors, What does Phase 3 mean? On Monday, March 22nd the entire state entered Phase 3 of the Roadmap to Recovery. This is possible because of the…
Video Update: State Oversight and Accountability Act, Fair Start for Kids, and Native American Mascots
Dear Friends and Neighbors, When a police officer engages in egregious misconduct, the state should intervene and take away that officer’s certification. Unfortunately, our current system makes it very difficult…
Legislative Update: Vaccine Update, Preparing for EVs, and Virtual Town Hall
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Vaccine updates Major announcements regarding vaccine distribution have come out recently and I want to make sure you heard the news. Our teachers and child care…
Video Update: Updating the Civil Protection Order System, Protecting Students with Seizure Disorders, and Combatting Mass Incarceration
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week the House passed House Bill 1320, legislation I’ve introduced to strengthen protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes. The…
Bill to Protect Survivors of Violence by Improving the Civil Protection Order System Passes House
OLYMPIA – A bill to improve the civil order protection system passed the House today with a 53-44 vote. Sponsored by Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland), House Bill 1320 codifies temporary…
Legislative Update: Special Health Care Enrollment Period, Stepping Up Our Fight Against Wildfires, and Virtual Town Hall
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Special health care enrollment period The Washington Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) opened a special enrollment period on Feb. 15 for Washingtonians. This aligns with President Biden’s…
Video Update: Policing Policy Leadership Team, Supporting Young Adults, and Unclaimed Money
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last summer, anguish and horror over the killing of George Floyd rippled out across this country and even the world. Here in Washington it led to…
Legislative Update: Inside Olympia, Community Transition Services for Young People, and Strengthening Foreclosure Fairness Act
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week, I joined the Ranking Member of the House Public Safety Committee Gina Mosbrucker on the TVW show, Inside Olympia with Austin Jenkins. This fantastic…
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…