Dear neighbors: Every year, Rep. Larry Springer, Rep. Roger Goodman, and I hold an in-person town hall during the legislative session where we give an update on our work in Olympia and answer questions from constituents. I would like to ...
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Dear neighbors: Every year, I sponsor legislation brought to me by students in our district. In 2020 a group of students from Eastlake High School in Sammamish brought forward a terrific bill to help keep students safe in the event ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: This Monday marked what would have been the 51st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that protected the right to abortion across the country. Notably, three years before that landmark decision, the people of ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: Would you like to hear about the issues we are working on in the Legislature this year? Do you have questions about particular bills? You’re invited to join your 45th District lawmakers — Rep. Larry Springer, Rep. Roger ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: We are just over a week into the session, and it has already been an eventful one. As Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, I took questions from the media on our caucus’s priorities this year. In the ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: Do you know a young person who wants to learn more about what goes on in their state government? The Washington State Senate has one of the best page programs in the country, and applications for 2024 are ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: With the rollout of our state’s new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which responds to behavioral health crises with expert help and support, Washington is becoming a national model for behavioral health crisis intervention. And this year, I’m ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: Housing costs have skyrocketed, not just here on the Eastside, but around the state. As we all know, our district is seeing the effect of higher home prices, with older neighbors on fixed incomes as well as young ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: “The state may not deny or interfere with a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or to protect her life or health.” Those are the unequivocal words of an initiative ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: I am glad to share the news that the Senate has proposed a state capital construction budget this year that funds outstanding projects around our district. Many of these are projects I have heard from you about over ...
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