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  Newsletter: 2024 Session Report & Election Year Activity | May 1, 2024

  Dear friends and neighbors, The 21st District Session Report was mailed a couple of days ago and should be reaching your physical mailboxes this week. If you haven’t received it,… READ MORE

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  BUDGETS REPORT to the 21st Legislative District | April 12, 2024

  Dear friends and neighbors, The 2024 legislative session is behind us and we are happy to report that we finished on time, with balanced budgets that support working families, and… READ MORE

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  LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Gov. Signs Bill Providing Transparency in Wage Data for Farmworkers | March 25, 2024

  OLYMPIA – Today, Washington took a step towards ensuring fair treatment and compensation for farmworkers with the signing of House Bill 2226. Introduced by Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, the bill addresses… READ MORE

• Gov. Signs Ortiz-Self Bill Regarding Pandemic Unemployment Overpayment Interest | March 7, 2024

  OLYMPIA – Washingtonians struggling with overpayment assessments and accruing interest on their pandemic unemployment benefits can find solace in House Bill 1975, sponsored by Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-Mukilteo). This bipartisan… READ MORE

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  Newsletter: Just short of a week left – here’s an update | March 1, 2024

  Dear friends and neighbors, I want to start by expressing my gratitude to everyone who came to our community town hall on February 17.  I wish we had had more… READ MORE

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  Opinion piece in Tacoma News Tribune on Northwest ICE Processing Center | February 21, 2024

  Click HERE to read this opinion piece on the TNT website The recent standoff between Washington state and GEO Group, the private company operating the Northwest ICE Processing Center in… READ MORE

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  Capitol Ideas Podcast: February 20, 2024 | February 20, 2024

  From Capitol Ideas Podcast: “Today we’ll talk with Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self in a podcast recorded as the 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature headed into its final, hectic few… READ MORE

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  Newsletter: Town Hall TOMORROW & Update on Bills | February 16, 2024

  Dear friends and neighbors, We are roughly three weeks away from the conclusion of this 60-day session. This week we had two full days of floor action and now we’re… READ MORE

• LEGISLATIVE NEWS: House passes Ortiz-Self bill to embrace multilingualism / Cámara de Representantes aprueba proyecto de ley Ortiz-Self para acoger el multilingüismo | February 12, 2024

  Ver abajo para la versión en español OLYMPIA – House Bill 1228, sponsored by Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-Mukilteo), unanimously passed the House of Representatives today. It marks a major step… READ MORE

• LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Ortiz-Self Offers Relief to Those Facing Pandemic Unemployment Overpayment Interest | February 8, 2024

  OLYMPIA – Relief is on the way for Washingtonians facing overpayment assessments and accruing interest on unemployment benefits received during the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 1975, sponsored by Rep. Ortiz-Self… READ MORE