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Keeping up with technology | April 19, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, Growing up, you learn that you can be a scientist or an artist, you can engineer policy or engineer machines. But when you go beyond textbooks…
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Governor signs Shewmake’s solar panel recycling extension bill | April 14, 2021
OLYMPIA – Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law a bipartisan bill, HB 1393, introduced by state Rep. Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) to give solar panel manufacturers more time to submit…
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Three budgets that put people first | April 3, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, Thanks to everyone who attended our virtual town hall and if you didn’t, you can watch the whole thing here. Feel free to e-mail me if…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 42nd Legislative District to Host Virtual Town Hall | March 23, 2021
WHO: Reps. Alicia Rule and Sharon Shewmake WHAT: Virtual town hall with 42nd Legislative District residents WHEN: Monday, March 29 at 6 p.m. WHERE: Streamed live on Facebook, Twitter and…
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Agricultural overtime pay, vaccine update, virtual town hall | March 18, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re now over halfway through the Legislative session, which means budgets will be released soon and we have narrowed the number of bills that can pass….
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Shewmake bill making e-bikes more affordable passes House | March 9, 2021
OLYMPIA – Today, the state House passed a bill to provide a sales tax exemption for the purchase of new electric bicycles and up to $200 in related cycling equipment….
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Moms’ agenda, vaccine update, and Washington STRONG | March 4, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, Spring is arriving in Whatcom County, and with it, hope on the horizon for vaccinations as well as economic and community recovery. The number of vaccines…
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Shewmake bill to protect flood insurance eligibility passes House | February 23, 2021
OLYMPIA – Today, the state House passed a bill from Rep. Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) to ensure that flood insurance eligibility for Washington state residents isn’t threatened. The Federal Emergency Management…
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Healthcare, vaccines, and Point Roberts | February 19, 2021
Dear friends and neighbors, This week marked three big milestones in the legislative session. Monday was “policy cutoff,” which means it was the last day to consider bills in committees…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Rule and Shewmake to Host Telephone Town Hall | February 5, 2021
WHO: Reps. Alicia Rule and Sharon Shewmake. They will also be joined by public health officials from the Whatcom County Health Department, Director Erika Lautenbach and Communicable Disease and Epidemiology…
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