Category Archives: E-News

Dear friends and neighbors, Many of you have reached out about SB 5974, a bill we passed this year to require sheriffs to meet the same certification standards that all other law enforcement officers do. We all want safe, effective, ...

Dear friends and neighbors, It has been a month since the end of the 2026 legislative session and I have scheduled a town hall event with my seatmates, Representatives Beth Doglio and Lisa Parshley, to answer your questions and share ...

Dear friends and neighbors, A big part of my job is making sure that our district receives money for important local projects. Our state capital budget funds infrastructure and maintenance – the physical projects that we can all see, touch, ...

Dear friends and neighbors, The 2026 legislative session has come to a close! In just 60 days, we’ve managed to pass major legislation on civil rights and justice, health care, housing, and other important issues – along with the Millionaires ...

Dear friends and neighbors, There’s just one week left in the legislative session! We have completed our work on many important issues, but we still have a lot left to do. Legislators are working this weekend to negotiate the final ...

Dear friends and neighbors, With just two weeks left in the legislative session, we have both the House and Senate budget proposals before us, and we are moving toward agreement on a final plan to supplement the underlying biennial budget ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I’m thrilled to report the Senate passed the Millionaires Tax off of the Senate floor on a 27-22 vote! This is an exciting move forward for funding schools, health care, and essential services, paid for by ...

Dear friends and neighbors, This has been a busy week in the Senate, with full days of floor action on bills. In the next two weeks, we’ll also see major progress on the budget proposals made by the House and ...

Dear friends and neighbors, I’m glad to let you know that one of the most important bills of the session has been introduced – the Millionaires Tax proposal, to raise funding for schools, health care, and services by taxing the ...

Dear friends and neighbors, We’re now nearly a third of the way through the legislative session. We’ve already passed legislation through the Senate on some of the biggest and most important issues before us. ICE face masks We are all ...