Author Archives: aaronw

12 Mar
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Liz’s Loveletter: Town Hall coming up on Saturday!

Dear friends and neighbors, We have been working hard on policies to improve Washingtonian’s lives and we’re now more than halfway through the 2025 legislative session! As we have done for many years, your 40th District legislative team will be ...

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07 Mar
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Senate approves plan to modernize state’s recycling system

OLYMPIA — A comprehensive plan to overhaul the state’s outdated recycling system passed the Washington State Senate on Friday. The Recycling Reform Act (SB 5284) would modernize Washington state’s recycling system by creating a producer responsibility program to require manufacturers ...

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03 Feb
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Liz’s Loveletter: Back at the capitol for the 2025 session

Friends and neighbors, This year’s 105-day session started last month and will end in late April – and there’s info below in this newsletter about how to get involved. I’m always eager to hear from constituents and honored to continue ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
13 Jan
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Media Advisory: Sen. Lovelett, Rep. Berry to introduce Recycling Reform Act

OLYMPIA — Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes) and Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle) will hold a press conference this week to introduce the Recycling Reform Act (HB1150) to modernize Washington state’s recycling system. In Washington, more than half of all paper and ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
03 May
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Liz’s Loveletter: Connecting with community & session recap

Dear friends and neighbors, Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the chance to visit with folks all over the 40th Legislative District and hear about the issues that really matter to you. It’s so nice to be back home ...

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03 Apr
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Skagit Valley Herald: Anacortes’ state legislators share insights from 2024 legislative session

Legislators from districts across the state were busy during this year’s Washington State Legislative Session, collectively introducing nearly 1,200 bills and sending around 340 bills to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk. With the conclusion of the legislative session on March 7, ...

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28 Mar
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Bill advancing geothermal energy production signed into law

OLYMPIA – Legislation to further study and incentivize the development of geothermal energy sources in was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday. Senate Bill 6039, sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes), directs the Washington Geological Survey (WGS) ...

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07 Mar
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Liz’s Loveletter: Session ends with wins for the 40th District

Friends and neighbors, Today is the last day of the legislative session in Olympia and I want to share a quick note about some of the progress the Legislature has made over the last two months. My bill to advance ...

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12 Feb
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Senate advances geothermal energy legislation

OLYMPIA – Legislation to further study and incentivize the development of geothermal energy sources passed the Washington State Senate on a unanimous vote Monday. Senate Bill 6039, sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Anacortes), directs the Washington Geological Survey (WGS) to ...

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08 Feb
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Liz’s Loveletter: Telephone Town Hall coming up Feb. 21

Friends and neighbors, We are now more than halfway through this year’s legislative session in Olympia, and we are already seeing progress on key issues like affordable housing, behavioral health, ferry service and environmental protections. We will continue working fast ...

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