Greetings! This is Patty Kuderer, your state Senator from the 48th Legislative District. You’re getting this email because you’ve engaged with me in the past or because you are likely a resident of the 48th Legislative District. I send a ...
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OLYMPIA — Lawmakers have backed down from their proposal to ban flavored vape products and address the epidemic of youth vaping and nicotine addiction.
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OLYMPIA – Ria Sinha, 14, served as a page in the Washington State Senate during the week of Jan. 20. Pages are typically sponsored by the senator from their legislative district. Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue) sponsored Sinha’s week in the Legislature.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Seattle mass shooting that killed one person and wounded 7 others has state lawmakers thinking about the victims and the solution. “Following this violence, I think the most important thing to do is focus on the families ...
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I was part of a panel discussion today in Olympia to talk about what lawmakers can and should be doing to address homelessness and the affordable housing crisis. Last session, we adopted several bipartisan housing policy reforms and made important ...
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Uli Fuamaila and his wife, Loto, moved from Lake Stevens to Federal Way a few years ago. She needed to be closer to her doctors, and he wanted to be closer to his job driving a paratransit bus for Metro’s ...
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Gov. Inslee today signed legislation extending the requirement for pay-or-evict notices in Washington state to 14 days in an effort to pre-empt the cycle of homelessness before it begins. Sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), Senate Bill 5600 brings Washington state ...
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Legislation suspending access to firearms for those who have been detained under Washington’s Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) was signed into law today by Gov. Jay Inslee. Senate Bill 5181, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), would prohibit someone detained for 72 ...
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Greetings! What an exhilarating first half of the 2019 session! Over the past couple of weeks, the Senate has been hard at work in floor session, debating and passing over 300 bills. But before we get to highlights, I want ...
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