Dear friends and neighbors, In odd-numbered years, the legislature passes not one but three separate budgets for our state. The operating budget is the one most people think of as…
Tacoma projects get boost from state construction budget
Category: Email Updates
Signed into law: Celebrating the session’s policy wins
Dear friends and neighbors, My previous e-newsletter highlighted the budget victories of the 2019 session, including the significant investments made in behavioral health, affordable housing, and education. For this newsletter,…
A “putting people first” budget
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2019 legislative session adjourned just before midnight on April 28. While the final days were a marathon of late, late nights and way too little…
Safer communities: Firearms bills update
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s the final days of the 2019 legislative session, and bills that have passed both the House and Senate are heading to the governor’s desk for…
Protecting consumers: Debt collection bills close to finish line
Dear friends and neighbors, In these final weeks of the 2019 legislative session, bills are reaching the final steps in the process of how a bill becomes a law. Today’s…
Staying engaged: Town hall highlights
Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you to everyone who came to our town hall meeting last Saturday at the Eastside Community Center in Tacoma. These meetings are one of several…
Affordable, accessible health care
Dear friends and neighbors, By the time this newsletter lands in your inbox, we’ll have reached a critical deadline in the state legislature. It’s called “House of Origin Cutoff.” This…
Reforming our broken eviction system
Dear friends and neighbors, The recent snowstorm threw many of us for a loop, even causing the cancellation of all House and Senate committee hearings at the state capitol this…
What’s happening in your state legislature: Code of conduct, network adequacy
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s Week 3 of the 2019 Legislative Session. In this newsletter, I am pleased to tell you about the first vote off the House floor, which…
The Legislature is now is session
Dear friends and neighbors Hello from the state capitol in Olympia! On Monday, I was sworn in as your representative in the State House. It is an honor and a…