Author Archives: sdcadmin

16 Jan
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Elion Alison serves as page in Washington State Senate

Elion Alison served as a page for the Washington State Senate the week of Jan. 9-12. Sen. Annette Cleveland (D–Vancouver) sponsored his week at the Legislature. The page program offers a hands-on opportunity for students to find out how state ...

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13 Jan
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Senate Democrats unite to act on protecting reproductive rights 

OLYMPIA — Washington Senate Democrats are taking bold action to ensure the right to reproductive healthcare and safe abortion services.   Every day this week, members of the Senate Democratic Caucus introduced legislation aimed at further protecting this human right and not ...

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09 Jan
2

Bill aims to eliminate cost-sharing for patients seeking abortions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 9, 2023  OLYMPIA – In Washington, abortions must be covered by all state-regulated health plans that cover maternity services, but out-of-pocket costs can currently be a burden for patients. Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver) and Rep. Jessica Bateman (D-Olympia) are looking to ease that burden through Senate Bill ...

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04 Jan
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Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier to host in-person town hall

Sen. Annette Cleveland, Rep. Sharon Wylie and Rep. Monica Stonier will host an in-person town hall on Saturday, Jan. 14 to discuss the upcoming legislative session and answer questions from constituents.  The town hall for the three Vancouver Democrats will ...

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04 Jan
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Join us for a 49th district in-person town hall!

Dear neighbors,   Do you have questions about the upcoming legislative session? You’re invited to join your 49th District lawmakers for an in-person town hall. It will be held at the ESD 112 Conference Center (2500 NE 65th Ave, Vancouver, WA ...

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24 Jun
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Cleveland: Legislature’s action protects right to choose in Washington

OLYMPIA — Sen. Annette Cleveland has released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a half a century of settled law and overriding the nation’s landmark Roe v. Wade ruling: “As a woman and as a ...

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10 May
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Find COVID-19 updates at coronavirus.wa.gov and esd.wa.gov

Since election-year restrictions prevent me from updating my website during the campaign season, I am unable to post updates on the coronavirus pandemic until after the November election. If at any time you would like to check for updates on the ...

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07 May
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Beyond the pandemic: More improvements in health care

Though the coronavirus pandemic remains my primary focus as we manage this continuing crisis, it’s worth reviewing some of the non-pandemic work of the 2020 legislative session. In addition to the legislation we passed prior to adjournment this year to ...

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20 Apr
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WATCH: Virtual town hall answers pandemic questions

To provide important information on the coronavirus pandemic, I hosted a virtual town hall last week with my seatmates, Rep. Sharon Wylie and Rep. Monica Stonier, and we streamed the meeting live on our Facebook websites. Knowing how the pandemic ...

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01 Apr
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How you can help during the pandemic

It is difficult times like these that bring out the best in people, and there’s no better proof of that than right here in Clark County. I have been inundated these past couple of weeks with messages from so many ...

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