Dear friends and neighbors, The Legislature has adjourned Sine Die after one of the most challenging sessions we’ve had in years. Faced with a significant budget shortfall, we had to make incredibly difficult decisions. At every step, we stayed focused ...
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OLYMPIA — Senate Housing Committee Chair Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia) hailed the 2025 legislative session as one that made significant progress for housing affordability. “We came into this session with a three-pronged housing strategy — expand our housing supply, support homeownership ...
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OLYMPIA — A revised version of rent stabilization legislation, House Bill 1217, was proposed by a conference committee of House and Senate members Thursday. The bill could potentially be voted on as soon as Friday evening. The proposed compromise would ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, We had a great turnout at our in-person town hall meeting this week! About 250 of you joined us to discuss the state budget and all the other big issues before us this session. We have ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, This weekend, the Senate passed its budget proposal off of the floor — a key step toward finalizing our state budget for the 2025-27 biennium. The House will vote on its proposal in the coming days, ...
Read MoreDear friends and neighbors, The two subjects I’ve received the most emails about from you this session are the chaos in the federal government and the plan for our state budget, especially when it comes to the many state employees ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, Rep. Beth Doglio, Rep. Lisa Parshley, and I will be holding an online virtual town hall meeting next Tuesday, on the evening of March 18th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and I hope you’ll be able ...
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The Housing Accountability Act passed the Senate on a 46-2 vote on Tuesday. Senate Bill 5148, sponsored by Sen. Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia), helps ensure cities and local governments comply with state laws that expand housing affordability options and require the ...
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OLYMPIA – The Parking Reform and Modernization Act passed the Washington state Senate today on a bipartisan 40-8 vote. Senate Bill 5184 would reform rigid parking mandates set by local governments across Washington, replacing them with flexible rules that allow ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, I’ve heard from many of you over the past few weeks, through emails and phone calls, about the chaos in the Trump administration and the potential harm to our state and communities. What we’re seeing is ...
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