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Sen. Saldaña Seeking 2019 Session Aides

Sen. Rebecca Saldaña is currently accepting applications for session aides for the 2019 legislative session, which begins in January. Session aides provide a variety of support services to help senators ...

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Sen. Saldaña Legislative Update

Sen. Saldaña Legislative Update Dear Neighbors, We had a historically productive and progressive session this year. We passed a package of legislation to make voting easier and fairer in our ...

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Legislative Update from Sen. Saldaña

The last several days have been a whirlwind! I can’t believe that it was just over a week ago that we hosted our town hall. We had a great turnout, ...

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Legislative Update from Sen. Saldaña

We are more than halfway through the 2018 Legislative Session. In the Senate, we are still working in a bipartisan way to pass long-awaited priorities. Last week, we passed Senate ...

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Legislative Update from Sen. Saldaña

Dear Neighbor, In just the first few weeks of session, the Senate has taken action on major Democratic priorities that passed with strong bipartisan support. We passed a $4 billion ...

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Spin Control: Inslee signs capital budget, water law quickly

The Spokseman-Review / Jan. 21, 2018 By Jim Camden Less than a day after legislative negotiators pushed them through the House and Senate on bipartisan votes, Gov. Jay Inslee signed ...

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State bills allowing same-day voter registration, local redistricting to empower minorities move ahead

Sequim Gazette / Jan. 20, 2018 By Josh Kelety The state Senate passed several bills aimed at expanding access to voting and promoting minority representation in local governments through redistricting. ...

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VICTORY! Washington Voting Rights Act wins approval in the state Senate for the first time

The Cascadia Advocate / Jan. 19, 2018 The United States Senate may be wracked by dysfunction and disagreement — especially this week — but here in Washington, our State Senate ...

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State Senate passes voting rights

SeattlePI / Jan. 19, 2018 By Joel Connelly The Washington State Senate, unlike a gridlocked Congress in the “other” Washington, has powered ahead on multiple fronts this week, culminating Friday ...

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State lawmakers consider gun control bills

Columbia Basin Herald/ Jan. 17, 2018 By Emry Dinman Gov. Jay Inslee talks about the importance of new gun control regulations, flanked by Democratic lawmakers, gun control advocates and survivors ...

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