Dear Friends and Neighbors, I’m writing with an update on progress the legislature made this year to advance racial equity and justice. I was proud to work with our community…
2021 Session Review: Advancing racial justice and equity
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YOU’RE INVITED: Virtual Town Hall
Dear Friends and Neighbors, On Saturday, March 13 from 1-2pm, I am hosting a virtual town hall with my 43rd Legislative District seatmates, Rep. Frank Chopp and Sen. Jamie Pedersen….
COVID-19 vaccine information
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I’m sending this quick update to help make sure you have the most up to date information about COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration in our state….
COVID-19: New and expanded eviction and unemployment protections
Renewed and expanded eviction protections Last week Governor Inslee announced he is renewing and expanding the moratorium on evictions through June 4. The order also now includes additional protections for…
An update on the coronavirus in our area
Washington state is experiencing an increase in cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and it is anticipated that the virus will continue to spread. There have already been several deaths, and…
ACTION ALERT: Join us for a Town Hall meeting on Saturday, February 22!
I hope you’ll be able to join me, along with Sen. Jamie Pedersen and Rep. Frank Chopp for a town hall meeting on February 22 from 1:30-3 pm at Seattle…
The 2020 legislative session is off and running!
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2020 legislative session is off and running! I am excited to continue my work to reduce homelessness, improve housing affordability, protect the environment, make child…
Legislative Review: K-12 Education and levy fairness
With the 2019 legislative session now behind us, new policies signed into law are beginning to go into effect. This is part five of my series highlighting policy and budget…
Making progress on health care, behavioral health, and LGBTQ rights
Thanks again to everyone who was able to join our 43rd District town hall a few weeks ago. We talked about many issues that are important to our communities, and…
News from Olympia: Special budgets edition
Washington’s three budgets While our budget teams have been hard at work since the beginning of session developing our budget proposals, this week was the official unveiling of the House…