E-Newsletters

Dear Neighbors, Anyone who owns or works for a Washington business that’s hit by the economic effects of the pandemic should consider using our state’s SharedWork program. It’s a way for small-to-medium-sized businesses to retain employees while decreasing costs. And it's a way for employees to receive unemployment benefits that ...

Dear Neighbors, During the pandemic, it's important to be on alert—this crisis has led to a rash of fraudulent unemployment claims filed with the Washington Employment Security Department. Fraudsters file these claims in innocent people's names using data they have stolen from corporate data breaches, not from the Employment Security Department. ESD ...

Dear Neighbors, This pandemic has brought tough times for all of us—most especially those who have lost loved ones. At the same time, many people are suffering from its indirect economic effects. That's why I see it as my job to pass on to you information that can help you use ...

Dear neighbors, These days I am heeding the experts’ advice to stay home and stay healthy – and I hope you are too. Our state and our nation are losing precious lives to this virus, but hopefully the worst days are behind us. Let’s all do our part and get through ...

Dear Neighbors, The Legislature is taking this health crisis extremely seriously. We quickly appropriated $100 million to fund our state's response, including monitoring, testing and support for local health departments. To minimize public health risk, Governor Inslee has prohibited most large events of more than 250 people in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, ...

Dear Neighbors, As more coronavirus cases are reported in our state, it's important to make sure you're getting your information from the most trustworthy sources. Below is information from the Washington State Department of Health and Public Health – Seattle & King County. These illnesses are most severe in elderly and ...

Dear Neighbors, One of the best parts of representing you in the Senate is hearing bill ideas from constituents that will help strengthen the communities where we live, and then helping pass them into law. This week, I'd like to give you a couple examples of those bills, which will directly benefit ...

Dear Neighbors, With just three weeks left in the legislative session, we are hitting our stride for the sprint to the finish. We have already accomplished a lot, passing bills based on carefully collected data, allowing us to establish evidence-based practices. Here are a few highlights. The Senate passed three of my bills ...

Dear Neighbors, As the legislative session continues, I am continuing to shepherd bills through the Senate that take on important issues. We have passed three of my bills to control skyrocketing prescription drug costs, SB 6087, SB 6088, and SB 6113, out of the Health & Long Term Care Committee. We also ...

Dear Neighbors, The legislative session is well underway. In the Labor & Commerce Committee, we've moved important bills to improve job conditions for workers. And on the floor of the Senate, we've passed bills to increase women's participation on corporate boards and to ensure comprehensive sexual health education in our public schools. We ...