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Legislative Update: Resources for SNAP recipients, survey results, and Page applications are open now!

Dear Friends and Neighbors,   I want to start off by sharing some resources that may be helpful to you and your family.  In the 37th District — one of the... READ MORE

Legislative Update: Share your policy ideas, and moving our community forward

Dear Friends and Neighbors,   I hope you’ve enjoyed our incredible Seattle summer. Although there was much to enjoy including spending time in community and with family, my fellow legislators and... READ MORE

Legislative Update: Protecting your data, investing in our community

Dear Friends and Neighbors,      I hope you’ve had some time to enjoy our amazing Seattle summer so far. Even though we completed our legislative session back in April, that doesn’t... READ MORE

Legislative Update: Here’s what to know about the state budget

Dear Friends and Neighbors,    I want to thank the hundreds of you who joined our town hall a few weekends ago. There were so many great questions that show how... READ MORE

Legislative Update: Some wins, some losses, and an upcoming town hall!

Dear Friends and Neighbors,   Before I get into the latest on what’s happening down in Olympia, I want to invite you to the 37th Legislative District Town Hall happening on... READ MORE

Legislative Update: Bills Bolstering Black Communities

Dear Friends and Neighbors,  Black History Month is wrapping up and I wanted to take a moment to share with you some of the important pieces of related of legislation... READ MORE

Legislative Update: Responding to federal actions and my new bills

Dear Friends and Neighbors,   In just the couple of weeks since the new presidential administration has taken office, we’ve seen anti-immigrant policies in addition to attacks on DEI initiatives and... READ MORE

Legislative Update: Welcome to the 2025 Legislative Session! My priorities, stabilizing rents, and recognizing MLK Jr. Day

Friends and Neighbors,  On Monday, January 13th, we kicked off the 2025-26 legislative session. At nearly two weeks into this process, we are busy hearing and debating bills. I am... READ MORE

Legislative Update: Bills of Mine Becoming Law, Remembering Peggy Maxie, FAFSA News & More

Dear friends and neighbors,  Sometime today, the 2024 legislative session will adjourn. This 60-day session has flown by. In today’s newsletter I: honor the late Representative Peggy Maxie; review my... READ MORE

Street sends three bills to the governor’s desk

OLYMPIA—Rep. Chipalo Street, D-Seattle, a first-term legislator, will be sending three bills to the governor’s desk as the 2024 legislative session wraps up.  As a child, Street grew up in... READ MORE