Will our children be better off from the 2015 Legislative Session?
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We just finished the longest legislative session in state history. Our schools will have significant new funding, teachers will get a small cost of living increase...
Washington Legislature Passes Bill Ending Use of Isolation and Restraint of Special Education Students
Washington Legislature Passes Bill Ending Use of Isolation and Restraint of Special Education Students 150 deaths nationwide per year from use of restraints on students OLYMPIA – The support of...
46th District Legislators Telephone Town Hall March 24, 2015
46th District Legislators Telephone Town Hall March 24, 2015 An opportunity for residents of NE and N Seattle, Kenmore and Lake Forest Park to ask their legislators questions and give...
First bill in nation to address youth access to e-cigarettes and protect public health gets hearing
Nation’s First Comprehensive Youth Prevention and Public Health Regulation of E-Cigarettes to Have Initial Hearing (HB 1645) The nation’s first bill proposing a comprehensive youth prevention and public health protection...
Protecting all students from restraint and isolation
OLYMPIA – The House of Representatives passed House Bill 1240 today to ensure that no child be regularly restrained or forcibly put into isolation at school as a matter of...
Rep. Gerry Pollet’s statement on the Senate Republican’s Higher Education proposal
“Washington families deserve a higher education system that provides each and every student the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential without breaking the bank to do so. That is why...
Seattle Legislator proposes to open meetings of Seattle Zoo Board and similar public private entities
When the Seattle Zoo’s board met to decide the fate of its elephants, it refused to let news reporters and the public observe its discussion and vote. Rep. Gerry Pollet...
Coalition of groups, Rep. Gerry Pollet praise WWU president’s call for increasing diversity at public higher education institutions
A coalition of multicultural-awareness groups and state Rep. Gerry Pollet, vice-chair of the House Higher Education Committee, today offered praise for Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard’s recent call to...
House measure to address lower class sizes will alleviate severe overcrowding
Bipartisan school-construction legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives today will go a long way toward relieving severe overcrowding in Seattle schools, and meet our obligations to provide lower...
Seattle schools: Bipartisan House design to address lower class sizes will alleviate severe Seattle-schools overcrowding
Bipartisan school-construction legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives today will go a long way toward relieving severe overcrowding in Seattle schools, and meet our obligations to provide lower...
Opportunity for higher education for all citizens
Fair’s fair. All Washington residents willing to work for a good education should have a fair and equal opportunity to earn it — regardless of their income, race, ethnicity, or...
46th District Tele-Town Hall meeting Feb. 25
MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 Who: State Rep. Gerry Pollet, state Rep. Jessyn Farrell, and state Sen. David Frockt — 46th Legislative District Democratic...
ADVISORY: First meeting of the Open Government Caucus
MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday morning, Feb. 3, 2014 Who: State Rep. Brad Hawkins, R-East Wenatchee (12th Legislative District), and state Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle (46th Legislative...
Rep. Gerry Pollet holding ‘Traveling Town Hall’ Saturday morning, Jan. 25, in Kenmore
– State Rep. Gerry Pollet will host another of his regular “Traveling Town Halls” this Saturday morning, Jan. 25, from 10 to 12 noon at Kenmore Espresso Works, which is...
Rep. Pollet introduces ‘Right-to-Know Amendment’ to the Washington Constitution
Citizens and the press would be guaranteed access to public records from the governor’s office, under an amendment to the Washington State Constitution that state Rep. Gerry Pollet is prime-sponsoring...
Rep. Gerry Pollet kicks off 2014 ‘Traveling Town Hall’ Saturday morning meetings with constituents
State Rep. Gerry Pollet will hold the year’s first of his regular “Traveling Town Halls” this Saturday morning, Jan. 11, from 10 to 12 noon at the University Burgermaster. Located...
Lawmaker reinforces his emphasis on ‘open government’: Already backing ‘Right-to-Know’ amendment, Pollet also wants training component
“A major tenet of our system of open government is that elected officials and staff must be unfailing in our duty to conduct public business in the public eye,” emphasized...
Magnuson Park Radioactive Contamination Update / November 2013
Although the start of cleanup and the entire timeline has been delayed, the Navy has begun removing soil and a portion of the contaminated storm drain on the south side...
Traffic tickets: Bill halts leniency for rental-car firms
Fair’s fair: Rental-car companies should face the same obligation as the rest of us when it comes to paying their traffic tickets. State Rep. Gerry Pollet plans to introduce a...
Meet with your 46th District legislators Town Hall Meeting – November 12th
Meet with your 46th District legislators Town Hall Meeting – November 12th Town Hall North Seattle Community College, Cafeteria 9600 College Way N, Seattle The doors will...
Lawmaker answers state high court’s ‘executive privilege’ ruling
Citizens and the press would be guaranteed access to public records from the governor’s office, under an amendment to the Washington Constitution that state Rep. Gerry Pollet will propose in...
College students name Pollet ‘Legislator of the Year’
The Washington Student Association (WSA) has honored state Rep. Gerry Pollet with its “Legislator of the Year Award” for 2013. Pollet was hailed for his work toward lifting Washington out...
New law culls gouging tow-truck drivers
“There ought to be a law!” A popular refrain you might recall hearing a time or two. Perhaps you’ve even uttered it yourself? Consider the following true-life, fairly recent vignette....
Magnuson Park radioactive-contamination: Will Navy change its plan to leave it?
Plans for cleaning up the radioactive-contamination at Magnuson Park will be the center of citizen attention in a Thursday night, July 18, public hearing. The meeting will get going at...
Pollet: Help on way for overcrowded Northeast Seattle schools
“Washington’s updated capital budget includes much-needed funds to help ease severe overcrowding in Northeast Seattle schools,” state Rep. Gerry Pollet said today about the 2013-2015 biennial-construction budget passed in the...