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House approves $100 million funding to support coronavirus outbreak response
OLYMPIA – Introduced on Monday, new legislation responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak in Washington state passed the House unanimously on Tuesday. The bipartisan measure, House Bill 2965, was sponsored...
Legislature Passes Johnson’s First Bill to Help Families with Early Intervention
OLYMPIA – For many families, early intervention can mean the difference between success and the juvenile justice system. That is why Rep. Jesse Johnson, D-Federal Way, introduced HB 2873, which...
Coronavirus update from 45th and 48th district legislators
OLYMPIA — Seattle and King County Public Health officials have confirmed that there are now multiple cases of coronavirus in King County, including numerous people who are hospitalized. Sadly, one...
House approves budget investing in housing, child care, health care
OLYMPIA – With less than two weeks to go in the 2020 legislative session, the state House passed a supplemental operating budget this evening that invests in housing and homelessness,...
Entenman bill would help the 40 percent of community and technical college students who go hungry
Survey finds that over 40 percent of community and technical college students struggle with food insecurity as federal government denies effort to allow for more SNAP options on college campuses...
House and Senate Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
OLYMPIA —Sen. Emily Randall (D-Bremerton) and Rep. Christine Kilduff (D-University Place) today sponsored resolutions celebrating the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation that established...
Transportation budget protects vulnerable, restarts paused projects
OLYMPIA—The budget proposed by House Transportation Committee Chair Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma) addresses the $453 million shortfall in revenue caused by the passage of Initiative 976. “We are committed to...
Putting people first: House Democrats release supplemental budget proposal focused on housing, child care, health care
OLYMPIA – House Democrats rolled out their supplemental operating budget proposal for the 2019-21 biennium today, which makes adjustments to the two-year budget lawmakers approved last year. It focuses on...
House construction budget invests $100 million in affordable housing
OLYMPIA—To tackle the state’s crisis in homelessness and affordable housing, House Democrats are proposing a massive $100 million investment focused on getting people off the streets and into permanent housing....
UNCF Seattle honors Rep. Eric Pettigrew as Individual of the Year
Rep. Eric Pettigrew was honored with the Frederick Douglass Patterson Individual of the Year Award by UNCF Seattle at the organization’s 2020 “A Mind Is . . .” gala Saturday...