Welcome to the 2018 Session Today marks the beginning of the 2018 Legislative Session. I am excited to be back in Olympia, and I look forward to continuing to advocate…
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An Education Update: State and Local Changes
The Impact of the New Education Funding Plan Now that the school year has started across the district, I wanted to share my latest video update on the new education…
No Capital Budget is Bad News
Lack of capital budget hurts Washington’s kids, infrastructure, economy While we made great strides in funding public education this session, it’s disappointing that the Senate failed to pass a construction…
A victory for paid family leave and passing the state budget
Washington state makes history with new paid family leave program Earlier this week, Governor Inslee signed Senate Bill 5975 into law, and Washington became the fifth state in the nation to…
Policy Issues Still in the Mix
Policy Issues Still in the Mix I hope you had a great weekend enjoying the hot days, Pride celebrations, high school and university graduations, Eid al-Fitr and more! Back in…
Practical New Laws that May Fly Under the Radar
Practical Benefits of Laws We Just Passed Although work continues in Olympia to find a solution to fully fund education, we did pass some important legislation during the regular session. Working across the…
Transportation, Community Safety, and our Legislative Pages!
Investing in transportation Having passed both chambers, the bipartisan transportation budget has been delivered to Governor Inslee and is awaiting his signature. The budget allocates approximately $8.7 billion in much…
Stalled Negotiations and the End of Regular Session
Senate Republicans refuse to negotiate It has become clear that the legislature will need to go into overtime in order to get our work done this year. While making decisions…
Children’s mental health passes!
Children’s mental health passes! I am so proud to say that yesterday, the Senate passed my children’s mental health bill, HB 1713! On the same day, my op-ed on the…
The Senate Republican Budget and Town Hall Update
Why the Senate Republican budget will not work for Washington House Democrats knew the Senate Republican budget proposal would rely on cuts that harm our children, families and our state…