Dear friends and neighbors, Happy Fantastic Friday! It’s hard to believe we are in the last week of the legislative session! As we near Sine Die, I want to take…
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Week 12 | Expanding Resiliency in WA
Happy Fantastic Friday! Time flies, and we are already three weeks away from the end of the 2023 legislative session. As we approach the final stretch, I wanted to take…
Fantastic Friday | Representation reflected in policy
Dear friends and neighbors, Happy Fantastic Friday! As we head into the weekend, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for all the hard work and dedication…
Week 7 | Protecting Healthcare Throughout WA & Town Hall Invite!
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…
Week 6 | Building a Resilient Climate Together
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….
Week 3 | Welcome to the 2023 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…
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…