Dear Friends and neighbors,
Spring is in the air—cherry blossoms are finally blooming up around the capital and with just a few weeks to go in the 2023 session, budgets are in bloom too!
Boldly Balancing Budgets
With just a few weeks of the 2023 ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, As we near the end of February, I want to wish you a Happy Black History Month! This month is always an opportunity to reflect on a truthful Black narrative that centers Blackness. For all Americans, the month is a radiating reminder this country would not be ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, One month down and about three more to go! We are well underway in the 2023 legislative session and I have 16 bills sponsored this session! After two years of calling in, voting, and legislating from our homes, we’ve been meeting in person in committees and will ...
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Dear neighbors, Can I share an exciting milestone with you? I’ve just completed my first biennium in the state Senate — two years of working with you all to propose and craft legislation and budgets, problem solve on issues, and create a better place to live for all of our communities! March ...
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2022 Legislative Session Kicks off Quick
The first few weeks of my second legislative session are complete! And they mean it when they say that short sessions go by quickly. We have already moved to floor action to pass bills on to the House and we anticipate House bills coming ...Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Gearing up for 2022 Session and how to be involved Dear Friends and Neighbors, Happy New Year! I hope your holidays season has been full of joy. In just a few days (Jan. 10th to be exact), the 2022 legislative session will convene and I’m gearing up for another year of advocating ...
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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 on the use of credit scores in determining insurance rates. To answer our questions ...
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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 lawmaking for the year. In even-numbered years the Legislature meets for ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, Reflecting on the 2021 legislative session, I am celebrating all we accomplished together. From listening sessions to meeting with community members, many ideas for legislation we passed came right from the community. My office looks forward to our continued partnership, and ...
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