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02 Dec
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Nobles named Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellow

Nobles named Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellow   Olympia– State Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest) was named one of 27 elected officials around the country in the newest cohort of the Hunt-Kean Leadership fellows program. The program vision is to help political leaders ...

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02 Dec
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Nobles selected Maternal and Child Health Fellow

Olympia– State Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest) has been selected as a 2022 NCSL Maternal and Child Health Fellow in a program designed to support legislators who are experienced or emerging leaders in maternal and child health.   “I look forward ...

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20 Nov
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The News Tribune: Military families are struggling to put food on the table. I’ve seen it. Now it’s time to act

Twenty years ago, when I moved to Washington state as part of a military family stationed at Fort Lewis, juggling our month-to-month bills on a single enlisted salary was a constant struggle. My family, and many of our friends and ...

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16 Nov
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Nobles joins roundtable on foster youth

Olympia– State Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Tacoma) joined U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in a virtual roundtable discussion with Amara, a Pacific Northwest based nonprofit that serves children in foster care, their families, and ...

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02 Nov
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Last Day to Register! Telephone Townhall 11.4

Friends and Neighbors, Tomorrow, November 3rd, is the last day to register to be called for my telephone townhall (which is the following day, on November 4th)! Click here or on the image below to add your phone number to ...

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21 Oct
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You’re Invited! Telephone Townhall Nov. 4 at 6:30 PM

Dear Friends and Neighbors,  You’re invited! At 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, I hope you’ll join me for a telephone town hall! This interim, my office has received many questions and comments from community members about Long Term Care, also known as WA Cares, and the Insurance Commissioner’s emergency ban ...

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16 Sep
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Senator T’wina Nobles Receives The Council of State Governments 20 Under 40 Leadership Award

Lexington, Ky. – The Council of State Governments is excited to recognize Senator T’wina Nobles as a recipient of the 2021 CSG 20 Under 40 Leadership Award. This annual honor highlights the outstanding work of 20 up-and-coming elected and appointed ...

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13 Sep
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E-News: Serving the 28th During the Interim

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Unlike the U.S. Congress, the Washington state Legislature is a part-time body that meets for only a portion of the year. During this meeting time, known as the legislative session, we must accomplish all of the ...

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11 Jul
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NewsOne: Washington State’s First Black Woman Senator Rosa Franklin Has Park Named In Her Honor

From pioneering democratic presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm to political powerhouse Stacey Abrams, Black women have historically been instrumental in shaping the landscape of politics. Rosa Franklin—a woman who broke racial and gender barriers in Washington state’s political sphere—is being celebrated ...

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22 Jun
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Senator T’wina Nobles reflects on a productive first year in office 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —June 22, 2021  OLYMPIA— Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest) reflects on wins from her first year in office, as well as the impact that this work will have on communities across our state. The fifth of five bills sponsored by Nobles and passed by the legislature was signed into law early last ...

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