Dear friends and neighbors, We are now more than halfway through the 2026 session. I hope you will continue sharing the issues that matter most to you and your family. Democracy is a team sport, and I so greatly value your participation. Your ...
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OLYMPIA — Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), House and Senate legislators, and community advocates will hold a press conference on Friday, Feb. 13 to discuss legislation and funding aimed at reducing gender-based violence and supporting survivors in Washington. “There is a worldwide reckoning happening around human trafficking ...
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While protecting all Washingtonians from federal overreach, addressing affordability and fixing our budget are my biggest priorities, I want to highlight the bills that I have prime sponsored this session that are advancing after a key policy cutoff. Supporting the recovery of missing people – Senate Bill 6070 When someone in our community goes missing, ...
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OLYMPIA – Legislation recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas as non-legal holidays in Washington state was heard Tuesday in the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee. Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali is celebrated by more than a billion ...
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OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate passed a resolution Monday honoring the contributions of Indian Americans to the culture and history of Washington state and the United States. The measure was sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), the first Sikh state legislator in American history, and Sen. Vandana Slatter (D-Bellevue). Both spoke ...
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Dear neighbors, The 2026 legislative session starts on Monday. I hope you will continue sharing with me the issues that matter most to you and your family. Your input guides my work on behalf of our community. Democracy is a team effort, and I ...
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Dear neighbors, Our state faces another difficult budget year in 2026, made worse by actions in the other Washington. At a time when the federal government is cutting funding for Medicaid, SNAP, education, scientific research, violence prevention, clean energy, and ...
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Dear neighbors, Last week was the governor’s deadline for signing bills into law. That means we are now done with one of the most challenging sessions since I started in the Legislature. We ended on time, with a balanced budget ...
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law HB 1052 on Monday—it’s a bill aimed at improving accountability in hate crime cases. The law, championed by King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion, will help address confusion in current hate crime statutes and ...
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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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