Dear friends and neighbors, One of the events I look forward to each year is our 27th Legislative District town hall, and this year’s event is coming up soon. In…
Town hall announcement, bills moving this week
Category: Laurie Jinkins
Black History Month, Lunar New Year, and a COVID-19 relief package
Dear friends and neighbors, February is Black History Month, a time for honoring the many achievements of Black and African Americans throughout history. It’s also a time for reflecting on…
Update on vaccines, Step One for community and economic recovery
Dear friends and neighbors, Last week Washington’s new Secretary of Health, Dr. Umair Shah, gave House Democrats an update on distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in our state. The good…
Welcome to the 2021 Legislative Session
Dear friends and neighbors, While the 2021 session will be mostly remote, legislators convened in our state capitol on Monday in person as required by our state constitution so that…
House convenes for 2021 legislative session; Jinkins re-elected Speaker
OLYMPIA – While the 2021 legislative session will be mostly remote, the state House convened in person today in order to adopt temporary rules to allow for remote proceedings. The…
Happy holidays – we’re all in this together
Dear friends and neighbors, As the year winds down, I’m guessing most of us are pretty ready to say goodbye to 2020. This has been a tough year for so…
Doing the people’s work safely
Dear friends and neighbors, These are challenging times for our families, our communities, and our state. We’re all in this together, but it’s important to acknowledge that each of…
Sen. Billig and Speaker Jinkins issue statement on Senate Republican refusal to extend emergency domestic violence protections
Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) issued the statement below following the refusal today of Senate Republican leadership to sign off on…
Our final update for now, and resources going forward
Dear friends and neighbors, By staying home and practicing social distancing, we slowed the spread of COVID-19 in our state. Last week, the governor announced a four-phased approach to reopening….
More steps forward in reopening our state
Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you to everyone who participated in our telephone town hall. It was so nice to hear your voices and to have a dialogue about how to…