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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Who: Reps. Laurie Jinkins and Jake Fey, and Sen. Jeannie Darneille When: Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Where: Eastside Community Center, 1721 E 56th St, Tacoma Why: The…
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…
A trio of debt-related consumer protection bills championed by House Democrats passed with strong support today off the House floor. The measures address some of the most common types of…
Dear friends and neighbors, This week’s e-newsletter is dedicated to a topic very near and dear to my heart – caring for our elders. Like many of you, my wife…
