Dear friends and neighbors, We’d like to invite you to our two upcoming Community Coffees, one in Snoqualmie and the other in Maple Valley, to discuss legislation and budget investments…
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Community Update: Echo Glen Children’s Center
Dear friends and neighbors, Many of you have reached out to us to share your thoughts, questions, and concerns about the recent incident at Echo Glen Children’s Center. We understand…
Report to the 5th District: BUDGETS EDITION
Dear friends and neighbors, With this year’s legislative session now behind us, we’d like to give you a rundown of the main investments in all three state budgets passed this…
Newsletter: Bill Signings, Nursing Crisis & Behavioral Health
Dear friends and neighbors, The old saying is true: time flies when you’re having fun or, for lawmakers, when we’re legislating. Today is the 99th day of this 105-day session….
Governor Inslee signs measure to increase transparency in deadly force investigations
OLYMPIA–Yesterday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1179 into law. The measure authorizes the release of nonconviction data to the Office of the State Auditor for the express purpose of…
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Washington Legislators form First Latino Democratic Caucus / Legisladores de Washington forman el Primer Caucus Demócrata Latino
Vea más abajo para la versión en español OLYMPIA—Eight House and three Senate Democrats in the Washington State Legislature announced the creation of the first ever Latino caucus. “I am…
Rep. Ramos on addressing workforce shortages in our ferry system
Rep. Bill Ramos, D-Issaquah, talks about the fact that the state’s ferry system is struggling with a workforce shortage and that he just introduced a bill to address this problem.
ASK BILL: Recruiting Police Officers & Vehicle Report of Sale
In this edition of Ask Bill, Rep. Bill Ramos, D-Issaquah, responds to two constituent emails, the first from Derek, who is concerned about public safety and asks what lawmakers are…
Newsletter: Update on my bills, protecting reproductive rights, & family tax credit!
Dear friends and neighbors, Being back in Olympia for session has been great. Working alongside my colleagues and meeting with folks who visit makes for productive and very fast-paced days….
Video Update: Medal of Valor Bill and Violent Extremism Study
Rep. Bill Ramos, D-Issaquah, talks about his experience so far chairing the House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee, and discusses two of the bills going through his committee: one…