Statement from House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) on today’s partial veto of E3SHB 1091, the Clean Fuel Standard bill: “Washington Courts have consistently held that as a co-equal branch of…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 27th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall on May 4
WHAT: 27th Legislative District Telephone Town Hall with Speaker Laurie Jinkins, Rep. Jake Fey, and Sen. Jeannie Darneille WHEN: Tuesday, May 4 at 6:00 pm WHY: For 27th Legislative District…
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…
Speaker Laurie Jinkins Opening Day remarks – 1/11/2021
Speaker Laurie Jinkins Opening Day Remarks 2021 Legislative Session Washingtonians . . . Members of the House, We are in the hardest of times. Hard for Washington families, for our…
I’d like your input: 2019 pre-session constituent survey
This will be my view soon. I’ll be in Olympia beginning January 14. Dear friends and neighbors, This is my last e-newsletter to you in 2018, and I’m using it…