Friends and neighbors, We are in the final stages of the legislative session here in Olympia, and I wanted to provide you with an update on our efforts to fix…
Category: Gerry Pollet
Taking education – and education funding – into the 21st century.
Friends and neighbors, At this point, you have probably heard me speak many times about my commitment to fully fund our schools, treat students with disabilities with the respect and care they deserve, and employ the most up-to-date…
Virtual Drop-In Discussion on Saturday (“Traveling Town Hall”)
Friends and neighbors, I would like to invite you to join me for my drop-in discussion (Traveling town Hall) on Saturday! Please join me from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Just…
Online discussion Saturday 9:30 a.m. & supermarket closures
Friends and Neighbors, I want to thank everyone who joined us for our pre-session town hall earlier this month. We had standing room only at North Seattle College’s Auditorium. It…
Pre-session town hall and 2026 session priorities
Friends and neighbors, I want to invite you to join Senator Javier Valdez, Representative Darya Farivar, and me for a pre-Legislative Session Town Hall meeting from 6:00 – 8:00 pm…
Standing for transparency, reducing microplastics and listening to constituents
Friends and neighbors, I believe it is critical that you know what your elected officials and government are doing. Without openness, there is no accountability. Without accountability, we don’t have…
Responding to federal actions, government accountability, making Aurora Avenue Safer, and supporting Lake City
Friends and neighbors, I hope this email finds you as well as can be expected during these trying times. With budget challenges and federal actions that might further amplify them,…
Protecting kids from lead contamination and developing future public health leaders.
There’s great joy in being able to combine teaching with legislation to protect our children from lead in school water and other public health and environmental needs. I’ve had such…
Wins and losses in education funding
Friends and neighbors, At this point, I think you all are aware that Washington was facing significant budget challenges during this year’s legislative session. With a shortfall of $12 billion…
13 years in the making, a major step toward fully funding special education in Washington
Friends and neighbors, I’m sharing what newspapers across our state are reporting: “Washington takes ‘historic’ step toward full funding for special education.” After 13 years of my advocating to end…