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ACTION ALERT: Join us for a Town Hall meeting on Saturday, February 22! | February 7, 2020

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… READ MORE

The 2020 legislative session is off and running! | January 24, 2020

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… READ MORE

Macri bill will reintroduce familiar, modest middle-income housing options statewide | January 21, 2020

OLYMPIA—Representative Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) on Tuesday introduced new legislation that will re-legalize familiar forms of housing like duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes in single-detached neighborhoods statewide. It will expand modest home… READ MORE

Macri introduces “good cause” eviction legislation to protect residential tenants | January 14, 2020

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… READ MORE

What’s ahead for 2020 | November 27, 2019

Dear Friends and Neighbors, December is right around the corner, and shortly after the holidays your citizen legislature will convene in Olympia for the 2020 legislative session. The main task… READ MORE

43rd Legislative District 2019 Newsletter | October 21, 2019

Rep. Frank Chopp, Sen. Jamie Pedersen, and I recently mailed an end-of-session joint newsletter to residents of the 43rd district. We weren’t able to mail a copy to every home… READ MORE

Legislative Review: K-12 Education and levy fairness | August 26, 2019

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… READ MORE

Legislative Review: Addressing the housing affordability crisis, and more work ahead | August 14, 2019

With the 2019 legislative session now behind us, new policies signed into law are beginning to go into effect. This is part four of my series highlighting policy and budget… READ MORE

Legislative Review: New firearms laws go into effect this month | July 13, 2019

Legislative Review: New firearms policies take effect With the 2019 legislative session now behind us, new policies signed into law are beginning to go into effect. This is part three… READ MORE

Legislative Review: First in the nation | June 11, 2019

Thanks so much for following along with my wrap-up series highlighting our policy and budget outcomes from this year’s legislative session. If you missed my first edition, check it out… READ MORE

Legislative Review: Bill report series | May 30, 2019

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The legislative session ended just in the nick of time recently, and I wanted to provide a run-down of what I worked on this session. Follow… READ MORE

Making progress on health care, behavioral health, and LGBTQ rights | April 5, 2019

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… READ MORE

News from Olympia: Special budgets edition | March 29, 2019

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… READ MORE

Town Hall recap and news from Olympia | March 21, 2019

Thank you so much to everyone who was able to take time out of their Saturday to join us for another 43rd Legislative District town hall last week. It’s so… READ MORE

Statement from Rep. Nicole Macri on New Zealand attack | March 15, 2019

Representative Nicole Macri has released a statement on the attack in New Zealand, which can be found here.

International Women’s Day | March 9, 2019

International Women’s Day On Friday, the House celebrated International Women’s Day with a group picture of the House Democratic Women legislators. Today, I want to provide an update on a… READ MORE

Follow my new legislative Facebook page! Town Hall announcement and news from Olympia | February 22, 2019

My new legislative Facebook page is up and running! My colleagues and I are proud that our legislature is one of the most accessible in the country. There are countless… READ MORE

Affordable Homes and Stable Communities for All | February 15, 2019

Affordable Homes and Stable Communities for All Washington is facing an affordable housing and homelessness crisis—every district, every county, every community is experiencing this crisis. Despite recent efforts, we simply… READ MORE

Rep. Macri legislation requires new publicly-owned vehicles to be electric beginning in 2023 | February 13, 2019

OLYMPIA—State and local governments would be required to purchase only electric vehicles (EVs) with passage of a bill now moving through the Washington legislature. HB 1832 will be considered by… READ MORE

THURSDAY: Media availability on eviction reform, affordable housing & homelessness legislative package | February 6, 2019

We are proud to have the support of executives and senior leaders of some of Washington’s leading businesses including Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Alaska Airlines. They recognize just how… READ MORE