Rep. Debra Lekanoff and Sen. Liz Lovelett worked to pass legislation authorizing the plate. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill last April. Read more in The Islands’ Sounder.
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Fantastic Friday | An Update on COVID-19
Centralized Resources News on COVID-19 is changing quickly. Stay up to date with the most recent and accurate information with the links below, including where to find public resources, including…
Fantastic Friday | Coronavirus Update & Sine Die!
Friends and neighbors, I’m writing to provide you with an update on the resources available to you regarding the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which is now confirmed in both Whatcom and…
Fantastic Friday | Week 8
Comprehensive Sexual Health Education This week, the House passed legislation to require Washington schools to teach medically accurate and age appropriate comprehensive sexual health education. Senate Bill 5395 will ensure our state’s students…
WITH ORCAS IN JEOPARDY, OLYMPIA CONSIDERS MAKING NEW DEVELOPMENT PAY FOR PAST SINS
…The proposed new standard would be something of a sea change for land use in Washington. Builders doing damage to the environment would be required to create or restore more…
Fantastic Friday | Week 7
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…
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…