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Media Advisory: Washington Coalition for Police Accountability Joins House Policing Policy Leadership Team to Introduce Police Accountability Agenda
WHO: The Policing Policy Leadership Team (PPLT), composed of House Public Safety Committee Chair Rep. Roger Goodman; Black Member Caucus members Reps. Debra Entenman, Jesse Johnson, and John Lovick; and...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Legislators propose bills to hold police accountable
OLYMPIA – Washington legislators took a major step today to hold police officers accountable for their actions. Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), Rep. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek), and Rep. Bill Ramos...
Rep. Melanie Morgan Elected Chair of House Members of Color Caucus, Re-elected Deputy Majority Floor Leader
OLYMPIA – State Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland) was recently elected to serve as chair of the largest House Members of Color Caucus (MOCC) ever in the history of the Washington...
House budget chair Rep. Timm Ormsby’s statement regarding Gov. Inslee’s operating budget and COVID-19 relief proposals
“Governor Inslee has provided a good starting point for the Legislature’s upcoming budget discussions in the 2021 Legislative Session. “I am particularly pleased to see recommendations to increase public health...
Gregerson to vice chair House Appropriations Committee
On December 10, the House Democratic Caucus announced the committee structure for the 2021 Legislative Session. Representative Mia Gregerson, D-SeaTac, was appointed vice-chair of the Appropriations Committee. In this new...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Slatter to chair College and Workforce Development in 2021
OLYMPIA—Last week, the Washington State House Democratic Caucus voted to confirm committee assignments for the upcoming 2021 session. Representative Vandana Slatter, D-Bellevue, was elected chair of the College and Workforce...
Ryu named chair of new Community and Economic Development Committee
SHORELINE—Majority Democrats in the Washington House of Representatives voted yesterday during a virtual meeting to finalize committee makeup and elect committee chairs for the 2021-22 biennium. To better focus their...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Ramos to vice chair Transportation and serve on Public Safety in 2021
OLYMPIA—Yesterday, the House Democratic Caucus announced committee assignments for the upcoming 2021 session, including a new position as 2nd vice chair of the Transportation Committee for Representative Bill Ramos, D-Issaquah....
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Wylie returns to Commerce and Gaming in 2021
OLYMPIA—Earlier today, the members of the Washington State House Democratic Caucus voted to confirm committee assignments for the 2021 legislative session. There’s one change in Rep. Sharon Wylie’s committee lineup....
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Recently elected Majority Caucus Chair takes on labor issues
OLYMPIA—Last month, the House Democratic Caucus elected Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self as their new chair and, today, the Caucus approved committee assignments, including a significant change in her lineup. Ortiz-Self, who...