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…
Category: Debra Lekanoff
Statement from Sen. Liz Lovelett, Rep. Debra Lekanoff, and Rep. Alex Ramel on the fire in downtown Friday Harbor
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…
The 2022 State Budgets
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…
Week 9 | The 2022 Session Comes to an End
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…
Week 8 | Behavioral Health, Salary Transparency, Catalytic Converter Theft, & More
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…
Week 7 | Budget Week & Billy Frank Jr. Statue Meeting Scheduled
It’s budget week in Olympia! With only a few weeks left in the 2022 legislative session, my colleagues and I are hard at work finalizing the details of supplemental state…
Week 6 | Supporting Students & Parents, ADUs, WA Silenced No More, & the Small Biz Flex Fund
We’re Two-Thirds of the Way Through Session This past Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. marked a major deadline in our 60-day legislative session – house of origin cutoff, the time by…
Week 5 | Move Ahead WA, Supporting Our Healthcare Heroes, & Serving WA
Introducing Move Ahead Washington, a transportation package for a sustainable future I’m excited to announce that House Democrats have unveiled Move Ahead Washington, our transportation package that creates a sustainable, achievable…
Week 4 | Legislative Cutoffs, Building Electrification, & Charity Care
Understanding Legislative Cutoffs Although it feels like we just started, we’re over a third of the way through this year’s legislative session! In fact, yesterday we passed the first legislative…
Week 3 | Protecting and Restoring Salmon, Police Accountability, & You’re Invited to a Lunar New Year celebration
House Bill 1117 Passed the House A bill I introduced last session, House Bill 1117, passed the House again this week on a vote of 57-40! The bill integrates salmon recovery into the Growth…