Rep. Nicole Macri, D-Seattle, responds to constituent emails on SB 5061, the unemployment insurance tax relief bill, and HB 1368, the first step toward Washington’s community and economic recovery.
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Ask NICOLE 1: Remote Session 101
Rep. Nicole Macri, 43rd Legislative District, begins her “Ask Nicole” series by providing information on how to best connect with lawmakers this session when everybody is working remotely, including how…
Macri introduces “good cause” eviction legislation to protect residential tenants
Olympia—Under current Washington law, a residential landlord may evict a tenant for any reason—or no reason—by issuing month-to-month tenants a 20-day no-cause termination notice or by refusing to renew a…
House adds permanence to key tool in fight against homelessness
OLYMPIA – After what was unofficially the longest floor debate thus far this year in the state House of Representatives, lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon approved a sweeping bill designed to…
Local-control legislation would give cities authority to address the crisis of increasing gun violence
OLYMPIA — Calling gun violence a public health crisis in Washington state, Rep. Nicole Macri testified before the House Judiciary Committee, Thursday, January 25, on her bill allowing cities, towns,…
Rep. Nicole Macri tapped as “Emerging Leader”
OLYMPIA – The Milbank Memorial Fund and the Reforming State Group have selected state Rep. Nicole Macri to participate in the 2017-18 Emerging Leaders Program. The Fund, established in 1905, designed…
House votes to retain key tool in effort to end homelessness
OLYMPIA – The state House of Representatives gave its OK Thursday (May 25) afternoon to legislation that will provide cities, counties, and the state with tens of millions of dollars…
“The Stranger” Guest Editorial: Don’t Let Statewide Funding for Homelessness Expire
Rep. Nicole Macri WE’RE DAYS AWAY from the end of the 2017 legislative session, and the state legislature has yet to intervene in our statewide homelessness crisis with the positive…
Joint statement from the members of the LGBT caucus on Washington state’s commitment to a discrimination-free environment for all students
The members of the Washington State Legislature’s LGBT caucus jointly released the following statement on Washington’s commitment to ensuring all students have the right to a discrimination-free environment: “Washington’s Superintendent of…
Joint statement from the members of the LGBT caucus on today’s Ingersoll v. Arlene’s Flowers decision
The members of the Washington State Legislature’s LGBT caucus jointly released the following statement on the state Supreme Court’s decision in Ingersoll v. Arlene’s Flowers: “This morning, our state’s highest…