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• Update from the Capitol: Virtual Town Hall TONIGHT and Bill Update | March 10, 2021

  Virtual Town Hall Tonight! Please join Sen. Derek Stanford, Rep. Davina Duerr and me TONIGHT for our first ever 1st District Virtual Town Hall. The town hall will be streamed live… READ MORE

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  Kloba Bill to Protect Students with Seizure Disorders Passes House | February 25, 2021

  OLYMPIA — Students with seizure disorders deserve to feel safe at school. That safety requires that teachers know what to do if a student experiences a seizure on campus. Currently,… READ MORE

• Update from the Capitol: People’s Privacy Act, Protecting Students with Seizure Disorders, and Preserving Low Income Housing | February 18, 2021

  The Washington Privacy Act Comes to the People’s House Every day that we use our smart phones and computers, we leave behind a digital trail of data regarding our movements,… READ MORE

• Update from the Capitol: COVID-19 Relief, Vaccine Update, and a Faster Way to Stop the Spread | February 4, 2021

  Delivering immediate COVID-19 relief On Monday, House Democrats passed a $2.2 billion early action COVID-19 relief bill. This bill will immediately allocate federal funding toward the COVID-19 response, including relief… READ MORE

• Update from the Capitol: Opening Day, Virtual Testimony, and Regulating Data Brokers | January 22, 2021

  The 2021 Washington State legislative session has begun and is already in full swing. Last Monday, legislators traveled to Olympia to cast a vote on a new rules package, allowing… READ MORE

• Kloba named chair of House Commerce and Gaming Committee | December 11, 2020

  OLYMPIA- State Rep. Shelley Kloba has been appointed chair of the House Commerce and Gaming Committee by her colleagues for the 2021-2022 biennium. Having previously served as vice chair of… READ MORE

• COVID-19 Update and Autonomous Vehicles | April 3, 2020

  Dear Friends and Neighbors, The good news is that our efforts at social distancing appear to be working. Modeling by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation… READ MORE

• Stay Home, Stay Healthy | March 23, 2020

  Dear Friends and Neighbors, These past few weeks have seen unprecedented social and economic disruption. The situation is very fluid and we learn more every day, but it is now… READ MORE

• House passes Washington Privacy Act | March 7, 2020

  OLYMPIA – On Friday, March 6, the Washington state House of Representatives pushed forward bipartisan data privacy legislation that puts consumer protections first. “The legislation passed by the House shifts… READ MORE

• States Ponder Their Own Versions of California’s Still-Evolving Data Privacy Law | March 3, 2020

  If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, then the people behind California’s strict new data privacy law should feel pretty good about themselves right now. But even as… READ MORE