From KING5 – Dave Aardal conducted some of the most dangerous work at Hanford during his ten years of employment at the former nuclear weapons production facility. Part of his…
Category: Gerry Pollet
Representative Gerry Pollet’s statement testifying for HB 1925, to protect school children from harmful levels of lead in school drinking water.
“As a University of Washington School of Public Health faculty member, I was taken by surprise by repeated statements from school officials and state and local agencies in the past…
Editorial: Promise program would open community college for more
From the Everett Herald – The good news that we’ve reported before, courtesy of a report by the Washington Roundtable, is that between now and 2021 Washington state can expect about…
Rep. Pollet and Sen. Frockt propose the Washington Promise free community college tuition program
OLYMPIA – Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle) and Sen. David Frockt (D-Seattle) have introduced the Washington Promise. The Washington Promise would assure qualifying high school students that they will be able to…
Seattle Representative Gerry Pollet proposes treating tax exemptions like budget line items
OLYMPIA – While education is constitutionally underfunded and children’s classrooms are overcrowded, the state offers hundreds of tax exemptions that account for hundreds of millions of dollars, with little to…
Rep. Pollet’s work secures first in the nation consumer protections for e-cigarettes and “vape” products.
OLYMPIA – Washington will become the first state in the nation to ensure e-cigarettes and “vape” products are labeled with health warnings and nicotine content. “Washington is taking a big…
Why I Opposed Charter School Bailout Bill
I heard from hundreds of constituents asking me to oppose the charter school bailout legislation which passed the House on March 9th, and only a few constituents asking me to…
House passes first-in-nation measure to protect students from excesses of for-profit colleges.
OLYMPIA – Thousands of students in Washington and across the country have incurred massive student loan debts and been defrauded by for-profit colleges and universities using deceptive marketing practices. Today…
House passes first in the nation consumer protection bill on e-cigarettes and “vape” products
OLYMPIA – Washington will be the first state in the nation to ensure consumers know the actual nicotine content and what toxic and carcinogenic substances are in e-cigarettes and “vape”…
Free community college proposal gets public testimony in house Higher Education Committee: will open the door to opportunity for Washington families
OLYMPIA – The House Higher Education Committee heard public testimony today on HB 2820, the Washington Promise. Rep. Gerry Pollet, (D-Seattle), introduced the Washington Promise program in the House (Sens….