Dear friends and neighbors, Now that session has ended, I’ll be going into more detail in each of my e-newsletters about some of the work we did in different areas….
Legislative Update: The Operating Budget and a Telephone Town Hall
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Legislative Update: Sine Die, a Telephone Town Hall, and a Real ID Update
Dear friends and neighbors, Last Sunday the legislature adjourned Sine Die (pronounced sigh-knee die), which is the formal way of saying that this year’s 105-day session came to an end….
Legislative Update: Priority Bills, Revenue Options, and the Legislative Youth Advisory Council
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re on day 95 of this year’s 105-day session, and as you might imagine things are moving quickly. I wanted to pass along an update about…
Legislative Update: Remembering Former Speaker Chopp, a Budget Update, and More
Dear friends and neighbors, I’m starting off this week’s e-newsletter on a somber note as we continue to mourn the loss of Speaker Emeritus Frank Chopp. His commitment to growing opportunity…
Legislative Update: Bills so far, budget rollout, and town hall thank-yous
Dear friends and neighbors, I wanted to kick things off with a thank you to everyone who came to the 27th district town hall last weekend! We had a lot of…
Legislative Update: House of Origin Cutoff and a Town Hall March 15th
Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve reached the halfway point of this year’s session and we’re coming up on a big deadline – the House of Origin cutoff – next week….
Legislative Update: Children’s Day, Speaker’s Scoop podcast, & the Book 1 budget
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re wrapping up week six of this year’s legislative session, and tomorrow marks our first big deadline for this year, policy cutoff. On Monday though we…
Legislative Update: Cora Whitley Family Center Groundbreaking, Protecting Washingtonians
Dear friends and neighbors, Hello from Olympia, where we’re nearly a quarter of the way through this year’s legislative session. Right now, our work is focused on committee hearings. These…
Majority Leader Pedersen, Speaker Jinkins: Protecting Transgender Youth in Washington State
Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins made the following statement Monday in response to multiple federal executive orders attacking transgender youth: “As parents, members…
Declaración de Presidenta Laurie Jinkins sobre órdenes ejecutivas federales que amenazan a residentes de Washington
La Presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Laurie Jinkins (Demócrata de Tacoma), publicó hoy la siguiente declaración en respuesta a las órdenes ejecutivas federales que ponen en riesgo a inmigrantes, refugiados y…