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Governor Signs Macri’s Bill on Long Term Care Training Requirement Improvements | April 8, 2025

OLYMPIA—Governor Bob Ferguson signed HB 1142 into law yesterday, a new law prime sponsored by Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) that aligns training and certification requirements for long term care workers… READ MORE

House Democratic Operating Budget Holds the Line on Housing, Food Assistance, and Maintains Critical Services and Programs | March 24, 2025

OLYMPIA – House Democrats released their 2025-2027 operating budget today, which protects crucial services and programs at current funding levels while making responsible reductions and freezes to planned spending along… READ MORE

House Approves 12-month Supply of Hormone Therapy | March 11, 2025

OLYMPIA – The Washington House of Representatives seek to guarantee access to a 12-month supply of prescription hormone therapy under a bill sponsored by Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle). HB 1971… READ MORE

House sends rent stabilization to the Senate, moving toward predictability for Washington renters | March 10, 2025

OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives took a consequential step to protect renters on Monday by passing the rent stabilization bill and sending it to the Senate. House… READ MORE

Join us for a town hall meeting on March 15! | March 7, 2025

Dear Friends and Neighbors,  Please join Sen. Jamie Pedersen, Rep. Shaun Scott, and me for our annual town hall meeting. We’re talking to constituents next Saturday, March 15 starting at… READ MORE

Protecting Transgender Rights & Talking Affordable Housing and Budgeting | February 26, 2025

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Many of you have reached out to me, scared, confused, and feeling hopeless after the recent attacks on LGBTQ+ individuals, including news earlier this month that… READ MORE

Training Requirement Improvements for Long Term Care Passes House | February 11, 2025

OLYMPIA—As the population in the United States ages, more of us will need to access long-term care. Washington state led the nation by becoming the first state in the nation… READ MORE

Welcome to the 2025 Legislative Session! | January 17, 2025

Dear Friends and Neighbors, On Monday, the Legislature began its 105-day session. I’m eager to focus on the priorities neighbors in the 43rd District have shared with me, including funding… READ MORE

End of Session Mailer from Rep. Macri | April 30, 2024

Budget summary: Housing, schools, local projects, and more | April 26, 2024

In my previous newsletter, I shared some of this year’s policy successes which only tells part of the story. As Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, I work to help… READ MORE

Legislative session ends: what happened, and what’s ahead | March 15, 2024

With the end of this year’s 60-day legislative session, I want to share a few policy successes and areas I continue to work on. In an upcoming email, I will… READ MORE

Macri: “The hopes of renters died in the Senate today” | February 26, 2024

OLYMPIA – Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) released the following statement upon failure of the Senate Ways & Means Committee to pass HB 2114, Rep. Emily Alvarado’s (D-Seattle) legislation to end… READ MORE

Join us for a town hall meeting! | February 13, 2024

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Join us for our annual town hall meeting, this Saturday, February 17 starting at 1 p.m. We’ll be answering questions at the Seattle First Baptist Church… READ MORE

Welcome to the 2024 Legislative Session! | January 7, 2024

  Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Legislature kicks off a new session on Monday and I am excited to return to Olympia and prioritize issues important to our district: Housing,… READ MORE

2023 43rd District Legislative Report | January 3, 2024

YOU’RE INVITED: Town Hall this Saturday | March 7, 2023

Dear Friends and Neighbors, I am excited to invite you to join me and my 43rd Legislative District seatmates, Rep. Frank Chopp and Sen. Jamie Pedersen for a community town… READ MORE

Housing, workforce, abortion, protecting transgender people: My priorities this legislative session | January 30, 2023

Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’re now in week four of the 2023 Legislative Session and for the first time since 2020, we are meeting in person in Olympia. You don’t… READ MORE

Macri, Ramel Introduce Stability Measures to Stop Excessive Rent Hikes | January 17, 2023

OLYMPIA – Democratic lawmakers are addressing the growing need for rent stability through a new pair of bills introduced today. Announced at a press briefing this morning, Rep. Nicole Macri… READ MORE

2022 43rd District Legislative Report | April 28, 2022

Virtual Town Hall this Saturday, upcoming bill cut-off | February 14, 2022

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Tomorrow at 5:00 pm marks a major deadline in our 60-day legislative session – House of Origin Cut Off, the time by which all non-budget bills… READ MORE