Legislative update: Progress on education, affordable housing, and protecting your rights
Dear neighbors, Less than two weeks ago, we finished the 2023 legislative session. This is a quick e-newsletter to share a few highlights that will impact our families and neighborhoods....
Governor Signs Bill Improving Building Energy Systems
OLYMPIA – Buildings remain the most rapidly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions according to the Department of Commerce and account for 27% of statewide emissions. Yesterday, Governor Inslee was...
Legislative update: Accomplishments from the 2023 session
Dear friends & Neighbors, April 23 officially marked the end of the end of the 2023 legislative session! My colleagues and I accomplished a lot this year and while there’s...
Governor signs Rep. Tana Senn’s bill to protect neighborhood childcares into law
OLYMPIA—Washington state has been grappling with a childcare crisis for years, with over half a million children lacking access to licensed childcare. Today, Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1199 into law,...
House Speaker Laurie Jinkins: Washington state has consistently led nation on climate, civil rights and more under Gov. Inslee
House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), released the following statement today: “Under Governor Inslee’s tenure, Washington has consistently been a national leader in forward-thinking policies championing climate action and clean energy,...