Dear neighbors, Right now, as we build the new 988 behavioral health crisis hotline and the services it will connect with, we have a unique opportunity to improve our behavioral health crisis response system. One of the most important parts ...
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Dear neighbors, In the past legislative session, we made our justice system more responsive to the trauma of survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. We modernized civil protection orders, supported survivors of domestic violence strangulation, and vacated sentences for ...
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Dear neighbors, Thank you to everyone who joined my third annual small business roundtable yesterday. We heard a terrific presentation from Marie Davis of the Washington Department of Commerce that included many resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs. You can ...
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Dear neighbors, Small businesses are the backbone of our community. I hope everyone will take a moment to think about how you can support your local small businesses. And to our local small business owners and entrepreneurs – I hope ...
Read MoreREDMOND – Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) will host a third annual roundtable discussion on reducing barriers to success for small business. “Each year, we have had terrific discussions with lots of ideas and input from new entrepreneurs,” said Dhingra. “This ...
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By Jamie Pedersen and Manka Dhingra Special to the Times By the time the state Legislature convened in January for the 2021 session, our state and nation had endured months of pain and public outcry over a series of high-profile ...
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The attempted rape in a women’s room at the King County courthouse on Thursday is the culmination of a pattern of gender-based violence that has revealed the urgent need for improved safety precautions. Women employees of King County and supporters ...
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Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), chair of the Senate Behavioral Health Subcommittee and vice chair of the Senate Law & Justice Committee, and Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle), chair of the Senate Law & Justice Committee, today released the following statement on ...
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Please join me for my annual summer meet and greet. Come meet your neighbors and other elected officials and share your thoughts on the 2021 legislative session and ideas for the 2022 session. When: Saturday, July 17th at 3:00 pm ...
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Dear neighbors, I’m proud to say that in 2021, despite holding a mostly remote legislative session, we passed significant laws that will help improve the lives of Washingtonians. We made landmark progress on the issues that you all care about—pandemic ...
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