Dear friends and neighbors, The 2023 Legislative Session is underway! In this year’s 105-day session, we will be focusing on tackling behavioral health, public safety, economic concerns, housing, reproductive freedom…
Our community has been through so much in the last two years: a pandemic, historic floods, supply chain issues. This all hit us in our homes and hearts as we…
Hello! I hope you all have been enjoying the beginnings of spring! Personally, it’s been a joy to see our communities beginning to bloom again with the flowers. Now, I’m…
OLYMPIA – Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed two bills by Rep. Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) to help students succeed by getting more kids learning outside and supporting their physical and emotional…
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s the Monday after sine die – which means the Legislature has just wrapped up a 60-day blitz of lawmaking. And let me tell you it…
OLYMPIA – Today, the final capital budget proposal was voted off the House floor. This state construction budget makes major investments statewide and includes millions of dollars in investments for…
Dear friends and neighbors, Today we announce some big proposed investments in Whatcom County. The funding for these projects still has to go through the negotiation process between the House…
Rep. Alicia Rule, D-Blaine, talks about a few of her bills that survived house of origin cutoff such as the outdoor learning grant program (HB 2078); increased physical, social, and…
Dear friends and neighbors, Sometimes it is our good work together, that makes the difference. When Intalco closed, I was devastated to see the number of families that lost good…
OLYMPIA – Today, legislation by Rep. Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) to expand outdoor school programs passed the Washington state House of Representatives 92-6. HB 2078 directs the Office of the Superintendent…
