Category Archives: E-News

Dear friends and neighbors,   With just two weeks left in the 2025 legislative session, we are busy voting on key bills and negotiating a final state budget that works for the people of Washington.  Right to repair bills advancing  ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   We are about two-thirds of the way through the legislative session. As usual, I’ve focused on helping people find good jobs to support their families, and we’ve made some progress there: part of helping people succeed ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   We’re past the halfway mark of the 2025 legislative session. Most important:   You’re invited to our in-person town halls!  Do you want to hear more about the work we’re doing in the Legislature, or have ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   A lot of my time this session has been focused on how we can better fund our schools from preschool to college.   My bills to improve access to higher education  I’m so grateful to the ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   We just started the second week of the 2025 legislative session, and I wanted to give you a brief update. Most time-sensitive: We are accepting page applications, so if you know a young person 14-16 years ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   As vice chair of the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee, I’m excited about the work we’re doing to expand access to college and career training and respond to workforce demands and shortages.    I ...

Dear friends and neighbors,   We just wrapped up the 2024 legislative session! This is my first year in the Washington State Senate, and I focused on some of the most pressing issues Kitsap County faces—ferries, homelessness, and substance use disorder—and ...

Dear friends and neighbors,  The Senate just released its proposal for the state’s capital budget (the budget that builds things—hospitals, schools, drug treatment centers, etc.). I’m happy to report that the Senate budget proposal funds significant projects I requested to ...

Dear friends and neighbors,  We’re over a third of the way through the 2024 legislative session! We’ve got our first deadline this week – Jan. 31. That’s when policy bills will need to make it through their committee of origin. ...

Dear friends and neighbors,  We’re off to a busy start of the 2024 legislative session! I’m so excited about the work we have ahead of us over the next 54 days.  Chief Justice Gonzalez swore me in on the first ...