Dear friends and neighbors, I wanted to kick things off with a thank you to everyone who came to the 27th district town hall last weekend! We had a lot of…
Legislative Update: Bills so far, budget rollout, and town hall thank-yous
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Legislative Update: House of Origin Cutoff and a Town Hall March 15th
Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve reached the halfway point of this year’s session and we’re coming up on a big deadline – the House of Origin cutoff – next week….
Legislative Update: Children’s Day, Speaker’s Scoop podcast, & the Book 1 budget
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re wrapping up week six of this year’s legislative session, and tomorrow marks our first big deadline for this year, policy cutoff. On Monday though we…
Speaker Jinkins, Majority Leader Pedersen: “We stand behind the attorney general’s efforts to defeat the president’s latest unlawful action”
Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) and Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) issued the statement below on Attorney General Nick Brown’s legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding gender-affirming…
Legislative Update: Cora Whitley Family Center Groundbreaking, Protecting Washingtonians
Dear friends and neighbors, Hello from Olympia, where we’re nearly a quarter of the way through this year’s legislative session. Right now, our work is focused on committee hearings. These…
Legislative Update: Wrapping Up Week Two
Dear friends and neighbors, Hello from Olympia, where we’re wrapping up the second week of this year’s legislative session! Last week I was formally re-elected by my peers as Speaker…
Jinkins elected House Speaker, lays out successes and challenges ahead of 2025 session
OLYMPIA – The 2025 Legislative Session began today with the election of Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) to the top leadership role in the state House. Jinkins made history in 2020…
Legislative Update: Session Starts Next Week, Legislative Preview Forum, How to Get Involved
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2025 legislative session starts next week! Washington has a part-time legislature (as do many states), so we’re only down in Olympia for a few months…
Legislative Update: Happy Holidays, Food and Housing Assistance
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s the holiday season once again, and a time when people often gather with loved ones, friends, and community to celebrate. It can also be an…
Goodbye . . . for now
Dear friends and neighbors, I’m reaching out with a final update about our work this session. Folks who have received these emails from me for a while will remember that…