Dear friends and neighbors, It’s week one of the 2024 legislative session! We have A LOT of important things to accomplish in just 60 days. Here’s what I have going on this week: On Tuesday, in the Senate State Government & Elections Committee, we’ll have ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, I’m happy to welcome my colleagues back to our district as we get ready to kick off the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 8. During the last session we approved our biennial budgets, and this year, we’ll consider new policies and supplemental budgets. ...
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SAVE THE DATE!
Join Representative Beth Doglio, Representative Jessica Bateman, and Senator Sam Hunt for an open discussion on housing affordability-related issues facing your community. The goal for this event is for your legislators to hear from YOU, their constituents, on housing affordability-related concerns directly impacting the Lacey/Olympia/Tumwater area. WHO: Sen. ...Read More
Friends and Neighbors— Representatives Jessica Bateman, Beth Doglio and I invite you to a legislative town hall on March 16 at 6:30 pm at the South Puget Sound Community College Lacey Campus Event Center on 6th Avenue SE. We hope you’ll bring your questions, thoughts, and ideas. Read on for more ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’ve completed the first week of the 2023 Legislative Session and I’m pleased to welcome my colleagues back to our district for an in-person session. After two years of calling in, voting, and legislating from our homes, we’ve been meeting in person in committees and will prepare ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, We’re gearing up for session here in the 22nd. On Jan. 9, we will return to an in-person format for the 105-day legislative session. Not only will we keep using the tools that helped the public participate more easily during the pandemic—like remote testimony—we will also bring ...
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Dear neighbors, It’s been exactly one week since we convened virtually for a townhall. We shared our priorities and answered questions about this session and legislation. As we embark on Week 4 of the legislative session, we’d like to share more on what we’re hearing from you as well as what ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Please join me, Rep. Laurie Dolan, and Rep. Jessica Bateman for a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26. We want to hear from you and update you on all that we’ve been working ...
Friends and Neighbors, As we transition to fall, our sights are set on the 2022 Legislative Session. We will continue reporting about the work we hope to do and continue to gather feedback so that we may represent our community’s values at the legislative level. We’d like to share several opportunities ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services is conducting an environmental review process for the Capitol Lake – Deschutes Estuary Long-Term Management Project. A draft Environmental Impact Statement is now live on the Capitol Lake Deschutes Estuary website, linked here: https://capitollakedeschutesestuaryeis.org/library#DEIS The Department of Enterprise Services has ...
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