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In a session extra on TVW's The Impact, Sen. Jeannie Darneille advocates for the need to improve our state's mental health system. You can view the episode here, or click the link below.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, On Wednesday, we reached the halfway mark of this Legislative session. Good bills die as Legislative cutoff passesfloor I am disappointed at the number of great policies and bills that didn’t get past the cutoff. As a Democratic caucus, ...

While many goals of Senate Democrats were not met in the first half of the 2013 session, one area that was well addressed was the state’s treatment for the mentally ill. Ian Cope reports

Following the Washington State Senate floor deadline, Sen. Jeannie Darneille spoke about her first session in the Senate.

Today, members of the Republican-dominated majority caucus voted to block a bill sponsored by Sen. Nathan Schlicher from coming to the floor for debate and a vote. Senate Bill 5592 would have sought to keep toll increases and operating costs ...