Author Archives: akerndl

14 Apr
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The Olympian: WA Senate honors missing & murdered Indigenous women: ‘No more stolen sisters’

The Washington state Senate adopted a resolution Monday honoring the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Senate Resolution 8648 states that Indigenous women and girls in Washington and nationwide face disproportionate rates of violence, disappearance and homicide. Washington ranks ...

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11 Apr
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Approaching the finish line

Dear neighbors,   We have just two weeks remaining in the 2025 legislative session. The Senate is hard at work sending bills to the governor, who has already started signing many of them into law.  We are also negotiating the state’s ...

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31 Mar
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Tri-City Herald: March 31 was Transgender Day of Visibility: About the history and celebration in WA state

Each year, March 31 is marked as International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), a day to recognize and celebrate transgender and nonbinary people. The Human Resource Campaign (HRC) estimates there are more than 2 million transgender people in just the ...

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17 Mar
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WATCH: March 15, 2025 town hall

If you weren’t able to make it to the 45th Legislative District town hall, you can view a recording of it here.

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14 Mar
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Resolution celebrating Sikh community passes Washington State Senate

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate passed a resolution Friday honoring the contributions of Sikh Americans to the culture and history of Washington state and the country.  The measure was sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), the first Sikh American ...

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12 Mar
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Dhingra, Goodman, Springer to hold town hall March 15 

Please join your lawmakers from the 45th Legislative District for a town hall meeting at Lake Washington Institute of Technology from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, March 15. This is their opportunity to hear directly from you and update you ...

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12 Mar
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THIS SATURDAY: 45th district town hall

Dear neighbors,  We are now more than halfway through the 2025 legislative session. Your 45th Legislative District team will hold a town hall on Saturday March 15th from 11:30 a.m to 1 p.m. at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 11605 ...

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28 Feb
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Protecting trans individuals in Washington state

Dear friends and neighbors,   As civil rights protections are attacked nationwide and at the state level, in this Washington, we will always stand firm in defending everyone’s rights and freedoms.  Since 2018, we have worked tirelessly to protect the ...

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27 Feb
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Seattle Times: WA bill would help coroners, correctional officers get PTSD coverage

After fatal car crashes, fires or other emergencies, coroners and medical examiners are among the first to respond. But unlike police, firefighters and other first responders, they’re limited in the types of workers’ compensation claims they can file when their ...

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26 Feb
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Seattle Times: New plans would provide lawyers for UW mental health patients

A University of Washington behavioral health facility temporarily stopped admitting new patients in November — just six months after it opened. The $244 million hospital, known as UW Medicine’s Center for Behavioral Health and Learning, includes beds meant for up to 75 ...

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