OLYMPIA—The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a new crisis hotline that people can call for help in behavioral health emergencies separate from 911. In 2020, the Federal Communications Commission…
OLYMPIA—Twenty percent of adult Washingtonians experience some degree of hearing loss, that’s five percent higher than the national average, and two out of 1000 children nationally are born with a…
Dear friends and neighbors, This past Friday was the deadline for fiscal committees to pass bills and tomorrow we start Floor action all day every day for a week and…
OLYMPIA – Artem Hamuha, a student at Federal Way Public Academy, served as a page last week in the Washington State House of Representatives. Sponsored by State Rep. Tina Orwall,…
Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, discusses a bill she is cosponsoring that would ban the sale of over the counter sexual assault kits because they cannot be used in court,…
Rep. Tina Orwall in TVW’s “Legislator Profile” series.
Dear friends and neighbors, The first cutoff of session is this coming Friday. Any bills that do not make it out of policy committees by then will not advance any…
Rep Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, talks about HB 1637, focused on protecting homeowners at risk of foreclosure from companies preying on the surplus funds of their homes–the bill will cap…
Olympia- A bill to strengthen Washington’s law providing civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images passed the House yesterday unanimously. House Bill 1165, sponsored by Rep. Tina Orwall…
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s truly incredible how fast time flies and how quickly things get done during session. As we reach the end of the third week, let’s start…
