Dear friends and neighbors, As the back-to-school season approaches, families across Washington are getting ready for the new school year and the changes it brings. One big change in my…
A new chapter
Category: Email Updates
Communities standing together
Dear friends and neighbors, In a historic first, the Pride flag was raised last week over the Tacoma Dome in celebration of Tacoma Pride – and I was one of…
Telephone town hall on July 2nd – please join us
Dear friends and neighbors, Next week, I’ll be hosting a telephone town hall for constituents of the 27th Legislative District with Rep. Jake Fey and Sen. Jeannie Darneille. It will…
Getting where you need to go: Tacoma-area transportation projects
Dear friends and neighbors, There’s nothing more basic than getting where you need to go every day: to work, to school, to a medical appointment, to the gym, or to…
Tacoma projects get boost from state construction budget
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…
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…