OLYMPIA – Too many Indigenous mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters have been torn from their families. Native women experience violence at much higher rates than the national average and are…
OLYMPIA – Today, Sen. Liz Lovelett, Rep. Alex Ramel, and Rep. Debra Lekanoff of the 40th Legislative District released the following statement: “Today, the Washington State Ferry Service announced that…
Dear Neighbors, Happy Fantastic Friday! It’s the seventh week of the legislative session! Last Friday was policy cutoff and this Friday is fiscal cutoff. Only bills that have already passed…
The bipartisan salmon riparian habitat legislation, House Bill 1720, has taken two more steps toward the governor’s desk. On Friday, the bill unanimously passed the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee….
Dear friends and neighbors, Happy Fantastic Friday! We’re over 25% of the way through the legislative session. Today is policy committee cutoff, which is the first big deadline of this legislative session….
Happy Fantastic Friday! The Legislative Session Has Begun! Dear friends and neighbors, January 9th marked the beginning of the 2023 legislative session, and I am honored to return once again as…
Senator Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes), Representative Debra Lekanoff (D-Anacortes), and Representative Alex Ramel (D-Bellingham) released the following statement in response to the fire in downtown Friday Harbor: “We are saddened to…
I know it has been hard for you and your family. The past two years have been rough, our nation is experiencing inflation, and too many workers and small businesses…
We just wrapped up the 2022 Legislative Session! After a jam-packed 60-days, we adjourned late last night after passing the finalized transportation and operating budgets. In future newsletters, I’ll go…
MMIWP Alert System Bill Passes the Senate As many of you know, I am the only Native American currently serving in the Washington State Legislature, and that is the perspective…
