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…
Category: Laurie Jinkins
Democrats elect Rep. Laurie Jinkins to serve as next speaker of the House
*** Contact for all media inquiries *** Andy McVicar, Deputy Communications Director House Democratic Caucus 360-786-7215 andrew.mcvicar@leg.wa.gov SEATAC, Wash. – Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D–Tacoma) has been elected to serve as the…
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…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 27th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall on July 2
MEDIA ADVISORY: 27th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall on July 2 WHO: Sen. Jeannie Darneille, Rep. Laurie Jinkins and Rep. Jake Fey (all D-Tacoma) WHAT: One-hour telephone town hall WHEN: Tuesday, July 2…
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…
Jinkins’ medical debt bill one of several consumer victories of 2019 legislative session
OLYMPIA – The governor signed a pair of consumer protection bills related to debt today, and two more are on the way to his desk. Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) is…