OLYMPIA – New state employees who are uniformed service members, veterans, and their spouses now have access to a newly created shared leave pool thanks to a law signed by…
Category: Press Releases
Rep. Reeves Fights for STEM Classrooms, Senior Center in House Capital Budget
OLYMPIA – House leaders unveiled their construction plan for the state yesterday, which covers community and local government projects requested by state agencies and elected lawmakers. Federal Way projects championed…
Federal Way Legislator votes for House budget that funds sexual assault prevention programs
OLYMPIA – In debate over amendments to the House budget, Federal Way legislator Rep. Kristine Reeves voted with Republicans to support increased funding for sexual assault prevention education programs. “I…
Reeves Passes New Program for Rural Veterans in State House
OLYMPIA—Rural and remote veterans may have a chance to participate in a new pilot program to connect them to federal earned services under a bill from Rep. Kristine Reeves (D—Federal…
Reeves Praises Bipartisan Effort to Pass “Levy Cliff” Bill
OLYMPIA – While Washington schools faced $358 million in budget cuts, including nearly $8 million alone to Federal Way schools, bipartisan effort to pass the “levy cliff” bill moved the…
Reeves passes “Wounded Warrior Shared Leave Act” with Unanimous Support
OLYMPIA – With unanimous support in the House, and bipartisan support from Republican colleagues on clarifying amendments, Rep. Kristine Reeves (D—Federal Way) passed the “Wounded Warrior Shared Leave Act” last…
Bill protecting dignity of Gold Star families passes House
OLYMPIA – For the family members of Armed Forces members who die as a result of service to their country, the state and federal government offer benefits to help. One…
Reeves bill to improve health of credit unions passes House
OLYMPIA – As her first bill to pass the State House of Representatives in Olympia, Representative Kristine Reeves (D—Federal Way) tackled small ways to improve the health of credit unions….
Reeves introduces “Wounded Warrior” bill to expand access to shared leave for service members
OLYMPIA – For current uniformed service members employed by the state, the Uniformed Services Shared Leave pool offers needed stability to service members who are deployed overseas in service to…
Federal Way Representative Kristine Reeves seeks to connect rural veterans
OLYMPIA – Rural and remote veterans are often left behind when it comes to accessing services they have earned through their sacrifice for their country. For some, getting to a…