Dear friends and neighbors, We’re now in week six of this year’s legislative session. For the past week, my fellow legislators and I have been debating various bills on the…
OLYMPIA – A bill to extend support services for drug court graduates passed the Washington House of Representatives Thursday Afternoon with a vote of 97-00. Sponsored by Rep. Tarra Simmons…
OLYMPIA – A bill to strengthen the Washington Physician Health Program passed the Washington House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon with a vote of 97-0. Sponsored by Rep Tara Simmons (D-Bremerton),…
Dear friends and neighbors, We’re now in week two of the 2024 Legislative Session. This year is a short session, lasting just 60 days, with our work here in Olympia…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I hope you have been having a fantastic summer! It has been wonderful to be back at home from Olympia. This interim I have been keeping…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Legislature has ended its 2023 legislative session, but we are not finished. This year, after major progress on housing, gun violence prevention, and reproductive rights,…
OLYMPIA – A bill to reform Washington’s Legal Financial Obligation (LFOs) system passed the Washington House of Representatives Tuesday evening with a vote of 56-41. Sponsored by Rep. Tarra Simmons…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, “Cutoffs” are internal deadlines that the Legislature sets for itself to focus our work and keep the legislative process moving forward. Last week was policy cutoff…
Vea más abajo para la versión en español OLYMPIA—Eight House and three Senate Democrats in the Washington State Legislature announced the creation of the first ever Latino caucus. “I am…
Olympia- The Real Labor, Real Wages Act, which would mandate that incarcerated workers are paid state minimum wage, cleared its first legislative hurdle today when it was voted out of…
