Dear friends and neighbors, Over the last month I have had the pleasure of attending several ribbon cuttings for new facilities here in Spokane that I helped to secure significant…
Friends and Neighbors, I hope you have been enjoying your summer. Legislative sessions in Olympia are short but intense, so interims are the very best time for me to get…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Focusing on Equality Happy Pride Month! June is always a month to celebrate how far the LGBTQ community has come and to remember how far we…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The legislative session adjourned, Sine Die, on Sunday, April 25. The last few weeks were a sprint, but I am proud of what we were able…
OLYMPIA – Yesterday, Gov. Inslee signed House Bill 1196, which expands access to telehealth by requiring insurance to reimburse audio-only telehealth. Last year the Legislature passed SB 5385, which required…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We have reached the final week of the legislative session! We will be working from now until Sunday, April 25th to wrap up this year’s legislative…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The legislative session is over three quarters of the way completed. Today was the opposite house fiscal committee cutoff. Starting this afternoon, we will be on…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This year we saw what happens when politics infect public health. We also saw the result of underfunding foundational public health. That is why I sponsored…
State Rep. Marcus Riccelli’s (D-Spokane) statement on the East Region moving to Phase 3 of the Roadmap to Recovery: I am very heartened to see Gov. Inslee move Spokane and…
OLYMPIA – A bill to strengthen and significantly improve Washington’s foundational public health system passed the Washington House of Representatives today with a bipartisan vote. Originally requested by Gov. Jay…
