OLYMPIA – Military service members in the National Guard or other branches of the Armed Forces often end up in civilian jobs that have irregular or nontraditional work shifts, such…
Category: Kristine Reeves
Keeping promises and problem solving
Keeping our promise to kids It should come to you as no surprise that my #1 priority in coming to Olympia was to get our K-12 education system fully-funded so…
Mid-session review: NO on property taxes, YES on health care & child care
Voting NO on property taxes If you’re like my family, property tax bills have started hitting your mailbox and, wow. We’re all seeing an increase in our property tax bill,…
Middle Class Childcare Bills Pass House
OLYMPIA – Priority legislation from Rep. Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, to increase affordability and access to childcare passed the House before cutoff, sending the legislation to the Senate and moving…
Gold Star Families Get Textbook Stipend in Reeves Bill
OLYMPIA – Help with college textbooks is on its way for families of armed forces members lost, or veterans and active duty National Guard members seriously disabled, during their service….
Making childcare affordable & accessible for middle class families
Rep. Reeves on how expanding access to childcare and making childcare more affordable puts people first and how she’s fighting for working and middle class families.
Rep. Reeves on the need for affordable, quality childcare
Watch Rep. Reeves testify in front of the House Appropriations Committee on her legislation to create a new task force to explore new options to build a public-private partnership that…
Legislative update: Car tabs, child care, & corporate data breaches
Car tab & Sound Transit legislation moving forward I’ve heard from many of you about the high cost of car tabs and how that affects your budget. I’m continuing my…
The need for stronger accountability when data is accessed without permission
During the Business and Financial Services hearing on several bills addressing data breaches, Rep. Kristine Reeves discussed the need for stronger accountability when private data is accessed or released without…
Capital budget funds STEM Classrooms, Senior Center, Weyerhaeuser Conservation in Federal Way
OLYMPIA – Local projects will soon receive state funding, thanks to capital budget negotiators striking an agreement to pass the 2017 construction plan. Representative Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, is a…