Author Archives: aaronw

23 Feb
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This Week In The Senate – Week 7: Floor action picks up and another key deadline arrives

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16 Feb
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This Week In The Senate – Week 6: Children’s Day, affordable housing and a key date arrives

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07 Feb
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This Week In The Senate – Week 5: Reproductive freedom, education funding and a ban on tobacco products

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07 Feb
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Speaker Jinkins, Majority Leader Pedersen: ‘We stand behind the attorney general’s efforts to defeat the president’s latest unlawful action’

Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) and Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle) issued the statement below on Attorney General Nick Brown’s legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding gender-affirming care:  “We want to thank Attorney General Nick Brown for ...

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03 Feb
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Majority Leader Pedersen, Speaker Jinkins: Protecting Transgender Youth in Washington State

Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins made the following statement Monday in response to multiple federal executive orders attacking transgender youth: “As parents, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and the elected leaders of the ...

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02 Feb
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This Week In The Senate – Week 4: Housing, job security, consumer protection and floor action

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26 Jan
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This Week In The Senate – Week 3: Housing, consumer protection and recycling reform

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19 Jan
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This Week In The Senate – Week 2: Rent stabilization, education funding and MLK Day 2025

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12 Jan
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This Week In The Senate – Week 1: Welcome to the 2025 session!

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08 Jan
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Shewmake, Chapman to chair key committees following Nguyễn departure 

Sens. Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) and Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) will take on new roles following a vote of the Senate Democratic Caucus Wednesday.  Shewmake will chair the Environment, Energy & Technology Committee, while Chapman will chair the Agriculture & Natural ...

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