Olympia – The Washington House of Representatives passed legislation to protect students at for-profit colleges or career schools in Washington from deceptive and fraudulent advertising and recruitment claims. HB 1439,…
Category: Press Releases
Capital budget passes bringing much needed resources for 46th Legislative District projects
OLYMPIA – Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle) and Rep. Javier Valdez (D-Seattle) laud the much-delayed passage of the capital budget today in Olympia. “Our children’s education and health along with the…
Lawmakers push Washington State University to stand up to hate
Olympia – Several lawmakers signed on to a letter with House Higher Education Committee Vice-Chair Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle), asking Washington State University to take concrete action to stand up…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 46th District legislators to hold telephone town hall
Who: State Representatives Jessyn Farrell and Gerry Pollet, together with State Senator David Frockt What: Telephone town hall meeting When: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Where:…
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…
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…
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”…