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…
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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…
Eastside lawmakers vote against Republican $4 billion statewide property tax increase to pay for schools
OLYMPIA — Sen. Lisa Wellman, Rep. Tana Senn, and Rep. Judy Clibborn, Democrats from Mercer Island, voted against a Republican proposal to increase property taxes statewide by $4 billion over…
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…
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…
Video Update: Investing in Washington
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…
House budget invests in Washington’s families
OLYMPIA – The “Families First” budget passed by House Democrats on Friday, March 31, includes critical investments in programs and services that benefit the children and families of Washington state….
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…