Legislative Update: Our Bills on the Move + Town Hall on Feb. 25
Dear Friends and Family, We’re now past the half-way mark for this year’s legislative session. For the past week, we have spent days and nights debating countless bills on the...
Shavers’ election bill passes out of House, moves to Senate
OLYMPIA – A bill to improve meaningful access to elections by increasing language assistance passed the Washington House of Representatives with a vote of 83-13. Sponsored by Rep Shavers (D-Clinton),...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Shavers to Host Two Town Halls on Feb. 25
Please join Rep. Shavers from the 10th Legislative District for two separate town hall meetings: the first one is set for 11 AM-12 noon in Coupeville, with the second one...
Supporting our veterans and preparing students for health care careers
Dear friends and neighbors, As we near this session’s halfway mark, our bills are successfully moving through the legislative process. So far, seven bills have passed out of House committees...
The Start of the 2024 Legislative Session
Dear friends and family, With the start of the second week of the 2024 legislative session, we are running full speed ahead. I have introduced nearly a dozen bills that...
A Year of Hope and Kindness
Dear Friends and Family, As we welcome the new year, may we cherish the lessons of yesterday and step into tomorrow with kindness, open hearts and minds, and togetherness. A...
Better Health Care & Addressing Artificial Intelligence
Dear Friends and Family, As we prepare for the 2024 legislative session, I have been busy working on numerous policies, meeting with community members, and looking for ways to fund...
Environmental Protection & Supporting Military Families and Veterans
Dear Friends and Family, As I revisit every part of our district, I’ve been meeting one-on-one with community members over coffee. Your thoughts and experiences are critical to ensuring that...
Session recap: lowering property taxes for veterans, defending reproductive rights and protecting the environment
Dear friends and neighbors, These past few weeks have been busy meeting with people and working on bills for next year! We finalized our wrap-up of the 2023 legislative session...
Legislative Wrap-Up & Upcoming Town Hall
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Sunday marked the last day of the 2023 legislative session! Over the last 105 days, the legislature has passed a near record number of bills, with...
Week 13: Proposed State Budgets Are Live, Bills Passed in the Senate, & More!
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The final stretch of the legislative session is here. In the next four weeks, the legislature will finalize the state’s capital, operating, and transportation budgets, finish...
Freshman Legislator Clyde Shavers Passes Two Bills to Governor
OLYMPIA – Last Wednesday marked Senate passage of two important pieces of legislation, House Bill 1458 and House Bill 1499, for freshman Rep. Clyde Shavers’, D-Oak Harbor. HB 1458 establishes...
Proposed House budgets include important investments for Island, Skagit, and Snohomish counties.
OLYMPIA – In this year’s proposed House Capital, Transportation, and Operating budgets, include investments in early education, affordable housing, flood mitigation, and housing assistance. The budget includes a dike northwest...
Week 10: Legislative Update & Important Funding for our Community
Dear friends, March 8th marked the House of Origin Cutoff in Olympia, which means we’ve crossed the deadline for most bills to pass either the House or the Senate. The...
You’re Invited: Two Upcoming Community Town Halls on March 11th
Friends and neighbors, I want to invite you to my two upcoming community town halls this Saturday, March 11th. We will discuss issues still in consideration after today’s House of Origin...