House proposes Supplemental Operating, Capital, & Transportation Budgets In even-numbered years, the legislature makes corrections and adjustments to the two-year state budget passed in odd-numbered years. Investments made in these…
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Local Students Serve as Legislative Pages
Meg Spidle, a student at Olympia High School, served as a page this week in the Washington State House of Representatives. Sponsored by State Rep. Debra Lekanoff (D-Bow), Meg is…
Washington’s rivers, salmon and orcas need protection from Canadian mines
…The Legislature recently held a hearing on Senate Joint Memorial 8014, which is intended to convey concerns to Victoria, B.C., cautioning against mining in the Skagit River headwaters. We thank…
Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz Unveils ‘Climate Resilience Plan’
Washington State Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Hilary Franz unveiled a plan for climate resistance in Washington at a press conference on Thursday, stating that Washington’s rural communities are “the…
Fantastic Friday | Week 6
Join me tomorrow for Town Halls! I’ll be holding two in-person town halls this Saturday, February 22. The first will be from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the Skagit Valley College…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Lekanoff to Host Town Halls on Saturday, February 22
WHO: State Representative Debra Lekanoff, D-Bow, of the 40th Legislative District, which covers San Juan County, and parts of Whatcom and Skagit Counties. WHAT: Town Hall meetings with 40th Legislative District constituents…
Sports betting bill easily passes House, heads to Senate
Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Bow, the House’s only enrolled tribal member, said opponents were wrong to look at the casinos’ proceeds as strictly tribal money. The money the casinos make go…
We await a state Supreme Court decision on Sound Transit
One of the first to clear the House was a bill from Rep. Melanie Morgan to ban race-based discrimination against hair style or texture. And a short time later, the House voted 97-1 in…
Friday Harbor High School students promote the Tardigrade as Washington’s Official Micro-Animal in Olympia
In addition to testifying for the tardigrade, the students met with Representative Debra Lekanoff to discuss waste reduction, marine plastics, and climate change. They also spent time in Senator Liz…
Bills would permit Native students to wear tribal regalia for graduation
The House bill, sponsored by Rep. Debra Lekanoff, was amended to allow objects of cultural significance to be worn, without requiring them to be attached or worn with the cap and…