OLYMPIA, WASH. – Today, Black Members Caucus Chair Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way) released the following statement honoring the life of former Washington state Senator and Representative George Fleming. Fleming,…
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Statement from Speaker Laurie Jinkins and Black Members Caucus Chair Rep. Jamila Taylor on Rittenhouse verdict
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Today, Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), together with Black Members Caucus Chair Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way), issued the following statements after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty…
BMC statement honoring former Sen. Bill Smitherman
OLYMPIA, WASH. – Today, Black Members Caucus Chair Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way) released the following statement honoring the life of former Washington state Senator and Representative Bill Smitherman. Smitherman,…
Washington State Black Members Caucus Statement Honoring Former Rep. Vivian L. Caver
Olympia – Today, the Washington state Legislature’s Black Members Caucus Chair Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way) and Vice-Chair Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-Seattle) released the following statements to honor the life…
Black Members Caucus Urges Governor to Extend Eviction Moratorium
OLYMPIA – In a letter sent to Gov. Jay Inslee today, state Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way), Chair of the Black Members Caucus, called for extending the eviction moratorium that…
Washington State Black Members Caucus Statement on Manny Ellis Decision
OLYMPIA, Wash.-Today, the Black Members Caucus released this statement after the State Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, announced his charging decision in the death of Tacoma resident Manny Ellis. For the…
Expanded scholarship program signed into law
OLYMPIA – A bill to expand the Career and Technical Scholarship program that was sponsored by Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way) was signed into law yesterday by Governor Inslee. The bill, House Bill 1425, supports training…
House Passes Bill to Address State v. Blake Ruling
OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 5476 in response to the Washington State Supreme Court’s State v. Blake ruling today with a vote of 80-18….
Governor signs Taylor’s expanded respiratory care bill into law
OLYMPIA – Expanded need for respiratory therapy practitioners may soon see some relief thanks to a new law sponsored by Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way) that was signed into law by Governor…
Washington State Black Members Caucus Statement on Chauvin Verdict
OLYMPIA – Today, the Black Members Caucus released the following statement after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. “While communities in Washington state and around the country…