Dear friends and neighbors, We just completed the third week of session! It was a busy one for me with three of my bills being heard in their respective committees,…
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Legislative update: transportation and help us make Aurora Ave. safer
Dear Friends & Neighbors, The pageantry of the first week is over and now it’s all about substance. As I step into my new role of vice chair on the…
EYA Restrictions Lifted and Heading into 2025
Dear friends & neighbors, Things are different than when I began my first term two years ago. I first came to Olympia at time of hope and a clear vision…
Spring update from Rep. Reed
Dear friends & neighbors, As the warmer weather makes its’ way back to Washington State, I wanted to get in touch to recap successes from this past session and give…
Important crane safety updates signed into law
OLYMPIA—Five years after tragedy Washington finally has important safety updates for construction cranes as Gov. Jay Inslee signed HB 2022 into law. Sponsored by Rep. Julia Reed (D-36), the…
Legislative update: Big things in the supplemental budget
Dear friends & neighbors, As you know my agenda this session has been focused on maintaining Washington’s economic health by expanding opportunities for the next generation. In addition to the…
Legislative update: Major wins at cutoff
Dear Friends & Neighbors, This week marked the House of Origin Cutoff in the legislature. Some great bills didn’t make it this time, but we know there’s always next year. …
House passes Transit Oriented Development to increase housing supply in State
Olympia – Efforts to increase the housing supply in Washington got another boost today with the passage of HB 2160. Sponsored by Rep. Julia Reed (D-36) the bill addresses the…
HB 2025 passes House
OLYMPIA – The state of Washington got one step closer to the goal of having 70% of students earning a postsecondary credential today with the passage of HB 2025. Sponsored…
HB 2022 passes House
OLYMPIA—Five years after college student Sarah Pantip Wong, retired public servant Alan Justad, and two ironworkers, Andrew Yoder and Travis Corbet, lost their lives when a construction crane collapsed, the…