Category Archives: News Release

OLYMPIA — The Senate Transportation Committee will release its bipartisan 2025-2027 supplemental budget Monday, Feb. 23. A press release with information on the proposal’s key elements will be sent Monday morning, and a media availability will be held at 11 a.m. for budget leaders to answer questions from press. Who: Sen. Marko Liias, ...

Sen. Marko Liias and Reps. Lillian Ortiz-Self and Strom Peterson will hold two town halls this week with constituents in the 21st Legislative District.   Telephone town hall   When: 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18  How to join: Dial 855-756-7520 and use extension 129391#.  In-person town hall  When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, ...

OLYMPIA — Two bipartisan bills sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds) passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday. The first bill prohibits real estate brokers from marketing residential properties for sale or rent in Washington to an exclusive group unless they are ...

OLYMPIA — A bipartisan bill aiming to limit student cellphone use in the classroom advanced out of the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Wednesday.   The bill, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds), would lay the groundwork to help school districts find the ...

OLYMPIA — A bipartisan bill restricting the use of exclusive private real estate listings was heard in the Senate Housing Committee Friday, Jan. 23.   The bill, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds), would require real estate brokers to market residential properties for sale or rent in ...

OLYMPIA — Sound Transit would be able to issue 75-year general obligation bonds under new legislation introduced by Senate Transportation Committee Chair Marko Liias (D-Edmonds). The bipartisan bill would give Sound Transit an additional financing tool to deliver promised projects to riders and keep up with rising constructions costs due to inflation and tariffs.   “Transit riders can’t ...

Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds), chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, issued the following statement regarding Gov. Bob Ferguson’s proposed supplemental transportation budget for the 2025–27 biennium: “We cannot ignore that Washington’s infrastructure is aging. At least 10% of our bridges ...

Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds) is hosting two coffee chats Sunday, Dec. 14, to discuss the priorities and concerns of constituents in the 21st legislative district ahead of the 2026 legislative session. When and where: 1 to 2 p.m. at the ...

Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds) was awarded the Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion by Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Ambassador Leena-Kaisa Mikkola presented Liias with the decoration Dec. 3 at her residence in Washington, D.C.   The Order of ...

Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds), chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, issued the following statement concerning the Olympic Pipeline shutdown. “The Olympic Pipeline is a lifeline for Washington state. This shutdown is nothing short of an emergency, and I appreciate Gov. ...