Friends and Neighbors, Washington’s Legislature meets for either a 60-day or 105-day session each year beginning in January. In session, there’s a process for passing bills and a calendar and…
OLYMPIA – Bellingham state Rep. Alex Ramel, a legislative leader on both affordable housing and energy-smart building practices, has been appointed to serve on the Washington State Building Code Council….
Friends and Neighbors, The 105-day legislative session wrapped up on time on Sunday, April 25, and this year we got a ton of good work done. We made important progress…
OLYMPIA — As the Legislature wrapped up the 105-day session this weekend, budget writers unveiled the compromise operating, transportation, and construction (capital) budgets between the House and Senate. Legislators from…
Friends and Neighbors, At the beginning of this legislative session House Democrats committed to protecting Washington’s families and communities, and to ensuring an equitable and inclusive recovery. We made our…
OLYMPIA – A bill to require the consideration of greenhouse gas emission reduction and all-electric facilities in the design of major publicly owned or leased facilities is one step closer…
Friends, Some exciting early bills passed out of the House Last Friday, we did some work that I’m really proud of. We passed a half-dozen bills that can make a…
Friends, Serving as Deputy Majority Whip This year I was appointed to serve as the Deputy Whip for the House Democrats. I’ve been in this new role for almost two…
OLYMPIA – The House Environment & Energy Committee passed HB 1084, the Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings Act, in executive session today. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Alex Ramel…
Healthy homes and clean buildings. Who could argue with that? Not Rep. Alex Ramel, who’s sponsoring the Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings Act this session. Find out what it’s all…
