Town Hall coming up March 31 Mark your calendars for our next virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 31 from 6:00-7:00pm I will be joined by my seatmates, Representatives Marcus Riccelli and Timm Ormsby. This is an excellent opportunity for ...
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Fair Start Act Legislators deal with thousands of topics every session, but we are only policy experts in three or four. For me, early learning and childcare has been my area of focus. I prioritize early learning and childcare because ...
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The 2021 Legislative session is approaching the half-way mark and we have just passed our committee “cutoff” date. All bills that have not passed out of committee by now are “dead” for the session, except for budget-related bills. The next ...
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This year, the legislature has been focused on bills that provide COVID-19 relief and spur economic recovery. We have acted quickly to prioritize these bills in the first few weeks of session. There is more work to do, but I am pleased with the progress we ...
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It is both a health and economic priority to get COVID-19 vaccines distributed and administered as soon as possible. The vaccination process will continue to be a focus for me and the rest of the Legislature. I was initially concerned ...
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The new year has arrived and the 2021 legislative session starts on Monday. I am always excited to represent the Spokane community in the State Senate, but this year it feels more important than ever. We have big challenges, but ...
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Due to COVID-19, the Legislature will be working mostly remotely for the 2021 session. As we work on the logistics of the legislative session and determine the best way to get our work done on behalf of the people of ...
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The health and economic challenges facing our state in the coming months are enormous, but we must be ready to rise to the challenge at every level of government. This week in the Washington State Senate, we created a bipartisan ...
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The health and economic challenges facing our state in the coming months are enormous, but we must be ready to rise to the challenge at every level of government. This week in the Washington State Senate, we created a bipartisan select ...
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On Friday the governor released details for a phased opening of Washington state’s economy. We enter Phase 1 tomorrow with the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order continuing but several additional business sectors are opening up, including landscaping, auto dealers, curbside ...
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