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Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver), chair of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee, released this statement following today’s hearing on Senate Bill 5841, her legislation to contain the spread of measles and other threats to public health.

“The measles outbreak in Clark County has spread to 62 confirmed cases and is an alarming reminder of ...

Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver) issued this statement in response to the I-5 bridge advisory report released today by Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson:

“Secretary Richardson’s comments mark a welcome, cross-state sign of support for the efforts of our bipartisan coalition of Southwest Washington legislators who have worked for several years to revive ...

Washington state residents would be better protected from the spread of diseases and deadly bacteria under legislation being drafted by Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver), the chair of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee.

SB 5841 would eliminate one of the three currently allowed exemptions from the common ...

In this podcast with Everblue State, Sen. Annette Cleveland lays out Democrats' plans for health care legislation.

Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver), chair of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee, issued this statement on a proposal announced today to provide a public option for health insurance in Washington state: “I applaud this plan and look forward to shepherding it through the Senate and working toward its passage by the full Legislature.

Senator Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver) announced today that the first meeting of the Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee, is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs in Portland. The meeting signals a new level of collaboration between the two states in the effort to build a new I-5 bridge spanning the Columbia River. “I thank my friends in ...

Forty-ninth District residents are invited to attend a town hall hosted Saturday, Jan. 12, by Sen. Annette Cleveland, Rep. Sharon Wylie and Rep. Monica Stonier. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon in the combined Clark, Klickitat, Pacific and Skamania Room of Educational School District (ESD) 112 at 2500 NE 65th Ave. in Vancouver. With the 2019 legislative session set ...

Access, affordability and maintenance of health care coverage will be the three top priorities of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee in the 2019 legislative session, Sen. Annette Cleveland said today. Cleveland (D-Vancouver) was selected by her colleagues to continue as chair of the health care committee when the Legislature convenes Jan. 14, tapping her considerable experience in the ...

Dear friends and neighbors, Every session, I have the pleasure of sponsoring legislative pages from our district — and now is the ideal time to apply for one of these exciting and informative five-day opportunities. The pages’ varied responsibilities take them all around the Capitol Campus and give them access to places not normally seen by the general public. Invariably, they come ...

In an interview with the Washington State Wire, Sen. Annette Cleveland discusses the need to protect Washingtonians' access to health care in the face of rollbacks at the federal level and the priorities facing the Senate Health Care Committee that she chairs in the coming legislation session. You can hear the interview here.