Dear friends and neighbors, With one week left in the 2022 legislative session, my colleagues and I will be spending most of our time on the House Floor as we…
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State Rep. Alex Ramel on passage of House Bill 1333
OLYMPIA – The Washington House of Representatives voted to approve House Bill 1333 today by a vote of 93-3 to provide an extension to the local sales and use tax…
E-Newsletter: Floor Debates and Bills Passed
Friends, Two Weeks of Floor Debates For the past two weeks we have been working to pass bills out of the House of Representatives before March 9, when bills that…
E-Newsletter: Bills Moving, Working Across the Aisle, and Vaccine Update
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…
E-Newsletter: Serving as Deputy Whip, Strategic Budget Planning for our Community, and a Podcast
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…
Capitol Ideas Podcast: 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…
E-newsletter: Unemployment Fix, a Fairer Tax Code, and Continuing to Fight for Clean Energy
Friends, Steps Toward Fixing the Unemployment System On Friday the House passed SB 5061 which takes important steps to correct serious problems with our unemployment system. During the pandemic we…
E-Newsletter: Advancing a Recovery Plan for Washington, a Bold New Transportation Package, and a Vaccine Update
Friends, Last week saw a transition of power in our federal government, a step toward stability and democracy and away from corruption and chaos. I was in a meeting about…
E-Newsletter: Advancing Clean Energy and Planned Relief for Small Businesses
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The first week of the legislative session has come and gone. We held our first virtual committee hearings and our first virtual floor debate and vote….
E-Newsletter: Opening Day and Protecting Island School Districts
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Like many of you, I watched last Wednesday as news came in about a series of events never before seen in America. I condemn, in the…