Thanks for continuing to follow my series of end-of-session updates. Visit my legislative website to see my previous three reports. Higher Education Building an economy that works for everyone means…
Thanks for following along with my series of end-of-session updates. You can view my previous updates here and here. In this issue, I summarize a number of new protections for…
Climate This session provided a very mixed bag of results on the climate front. The most important, and heaviest legislative lift, was the carbon tax. You probably already know it…
The 2018 legislative session ended on March 8 – and on-time for a change! Over the next few weeks, I will update you on what a very productive session it…
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…
A progressive housing agenda The housing affordability crisis touches not just our city and county, but every corner of the state. People are struggling to stay in their homes or…
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,…
Greetings from Olympia The 2018 session began last week. Washington works on a two-year legislative cycle. The primary purpose of even-year “short” sessions is to make supplemental changes to the…
The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) State Rep. Nicole Macri with a City Champion Award in a Dec. 13 ceremony at Seattle City Hall. The AWC, which advocates on behalf…
The legislature began a second special session on May 23 to finish our work on the state budget and bills necessary to implement the budget. My bill, House Bill 1570,…
