Dear friends and neighbors, Exactly one week ago, the 2018 legislative session adjourned – on time! – in Olympia. It was a thrill to be with colleagues and staff on…
State budget fully funds education, cuts property taxes
Category: Laurie Jinkins
NY Times: One State’s Quest to Introduce Long-Term Care Benefits
OLYMPIA, Wash. — For a few weeks this year, the rarest of things seemed like it was about to occur. A state, in this case Washington, was working to pass…
An update from Rep. Laurie Jinkins: Day 60
Dear friends and neighbors, Today is Day 60, the final day of the 2018 legislative session. The House has passed the final supplemental budget, and the Senate will do so…
SB 6617: I heard you loud and clear
SB 6617 has been vetoed. I support the veto. I want to thank all of you who reached out to me and let me know your disappointment in my vote…
Statement by Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, on today’s passage of the Legislative Public Records Act
“Today the Legislature took an important first step into the sunshine with the passage of the Legislative Public Records Act. Openness and transparency in government are crucial components of democracy….
MEDIA ADVISORY: Town hall meeting with 27th Legislative District lawmakers
Who: Rep. Laurie Jinkins, Rep. Jake Fey, and Sen. Jeannie Darneille, the legislators from the 27th Legislative District representing part of Pierce County, including Tacoma, Ruston, Browns Point and…
It’s cutoff time in the state legislature
Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve reached the point in the legislative session known as “cutoff.” Last week was the first legislative cutoff of this short 60-day session – policy committee…
Tacoma legislators commend Point Ruston resolution
OLYMPIA – Three Tacoma legislators are commending the resolution of the years-long Point Ruston development dispute following the approval of an interlocal agreement forged between the cities of Tacoma and…
E-newsletter: Getting the job done
Dear friends and neighbors, We are already in Week 3 of the 2018 legislative session, and things are moving quickly. Democrats are delivering for Washington families by passing bills that…
Passage of state construction budget funds Tacoma projects
OLYMPIA—Thursday’s passage of the state’s new $4 billion construction budget is great news for Tacoma, where previously-stalled projects can now move forward thanks to millions of dollars in state…