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Our public employees dedicate their lives to helping others. It’s important than when it comes time to help them, we keep our promises. Sen. Steve Conway recently was honored by The Retired Public Employees Council with that organization’s Legislative Champion Award. The recognition is given to lawmakers who protect the retirement security of retired state, county, city, and local government employees. Conway ...

I had a wonderful time this week meeting with 4th graders from Arlington Elementary School and was really impressed with all of their questions. They spent the day on a tour of our beautiful capitol building and campus and learning about the legislative process and how what we do here impacts them in both their classroom and community. They asked me a ...

We're holding our first in-person town hall in several years and I really hope you can join our meeting! Please bring your questions and comments for me and Rep. Sharlett Mena about the 2023 legislative session, or any other issue impacting you and our community. We'll be at the Tacoma Firefighters Hall #31 from 10 am until noon on Saturday, ...

With the 2023 Legislative Session moving fast, I thought it would be beneficial for me to keep a list of the bills I’m sponsoring this year to help our community. Things change fast, so check back here often to see what bills are moving and what bills will have to wait until next year. Here are the bills I’m sponsoring that are ...

I have some wonderful news for families in our community! The Working Families Tax Credit is live and for families that qualify, this credit could provide up to a $1,200 cash refund. Approximately 400,000 households in our state may be eligible. To find out if your family is one of them, please follow this link to visit the Department of ...

Legislative work continues year round, and if my office can ever assist you with an issue or a question about most anything impacting you, your family or our South Tacoma community, you can find all of our contact information here. While our work for you will continue, the way we communicate will change for the next several months. Because of ...

Far too many Washingtonians and just one medical diagnosis away from financial ruin. It’s so important that we as legislators look for ways to drive down costs and ensure that if someone does get sick, they’re able to recover both their health and their financial security. This issue is why I was such an enthusiastic ‘yes’ vote on House Bill ...

As we continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic, many of our friends and neighbors in our community are struggling to make ends meet. One of the priorities of budget writers was to make sure that people in communities throughout Washington can afford the basics, and there’s nothing more essential than being able to afford rent and utilities. Thanks to ...

OLYMPIA — Washington warehouse workers would gain basic safety protections in an effort to prevent increasing on-the-job injury rates, under a bill filed today by Sen. Steve Conway (D-Tacoma). SB 5891 would prohibit quotas that prevent workers from being able to go to the bathroom or taking meal or rest breaks. It would also require that businesses are honest ...

It’s well documented that Washington’s tax structure is the most unfair in the nation. I was proud to voice my support this year for a Capital Gains Tax and for the Working Families Tax Credit. By adopting these policies we are asking the wealthiest Washingtonians to pay their fair share, and help those struggling to make ends meet ...