OLYMPIA – As more families and cafeterias move toward convenience in the kitchen, the art of scratch cooking and providing access to fresh fruit, vegetables, and other nutritious foods…
Category: Marcus Riccelli
Substance abuse monitoring for medical professionals signed by Governor
No one is immune to substance abuse and mental health issues—even medical professionals who work with prescription drugs every day. For osteopaths, osteopathic physician assistants, and veterinarians, we have options…
Governor signs Riccelli bill to keep neighborhood kids in neighborhood schools
OLYMPIA – In a ceremony on Friday, the Governor signed legislation sponsored by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) to keep neighborhood kids in neighborhood schools. The law, HB 2985, gives school…
Governor signs Sheena Henderson law
OLYMPIA – Two years after the awful tragedy that resulted in the murder of Sheena Henderson at the hands of her husband, Chris Henderson, the Governor signed HB 1448, sponsored…
Neighborhood kids stay in neighborhood schools thanks to bipartisan legislation
OLYMPIA – With mere hours left in the 2016 legislative session, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to increase eligible educational space for students across Washington state. The bill, HB 2985,…
Sheena’s Law, building classrooms for our kids, one week left
Final week in Olympia There’s one more week left before we adjourn “Sine Die” on Thursday, March 10. We’ve passed some great laws in education, public safety, and mental health—but…
House passes Riccelli bill to help ease school classroom sizes
OLYMPIA – A simple bill could clear the way for school districts across the state to reduce the number of students in their classrooms. HB 2985, sponsored by Rep. Marcus…
Senate passes amended Sheena Henderson Law
OLYMPIA – By a 48-0 vote, the state Senate passed an amended version of Sheena and Chris Henderson’s Law, HB 1448. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane), addresses…
Budget, accountability, and bill update
Thank you for coming to our town hall We had a great turnout of over 300 people at the Northeast Community Center for our town hall last Saturday. As always,…
Spokane representative pushes bill to lower class sizes
OLYMPIA – When school facilities are replaced by state funded new construction, the old facility is taken offline for student use because state law requires it. In new legislation introduced…