Dear Friends and Neighbors, Reps. Nicole Macri and Frank Chopp and I will be holding a town hall meeting tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Seattle First Baptist Church on First Hill, 1111 Harvard Ave. We are looking forward to seeing constituents in person and answering your questions about this ...
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Dear friends and neighbors: We are nearing the halfway mark of the 2023 legislative session in Olympia. Over the next two weeks, the full Senate will debate and vote on dozens of new policies before the March 8thdeadline to pass bills out of the Senate for consideration in the House. You ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, For the first time since 2020, legislators have gathered from around the state for an in-person session. The pent-up energy is obvious, with over 500 bills having been introduced in the Senate in just the first 12 days. I am thrilled to be back at work tackling ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, In my final e-newsletter for this year, I would like to highlight some of the investments that the state will be making in neighborhood projects around our district. Many are the result of persistent and effective advocacy by individuals and nonprofits who are working hard to solve ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, This week’s release of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggesting the Court may be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade represents a radical and dangerous attack on the right to privacy under the federal constitution, potentially calling into question rights from access to contraceptives to marriage ...
Read MoreDear friends and neighbors, No problem facing our state is more immediate or visible than the crises of affordable housing and homelessness. Thanks to additional federal funds, this year the Legislature made one of the largest investments in state history to increase affordable housing, bring unsheltered people into housing, and address ...
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As we celebrate Earth Day this week, I want to share more details on the passage of the Move Ahead Washington transportation package. The package is the most environmentally friendly set of investments in state history and one of the most exciting achievements of the 2022 legislative session. I was ...
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As a state legislator and as a parent, I feel responsible to protect our environment for generations to come. The global climate crisis caused by runaway carbon emissions has caused our state to experience unprecedented heat waves, catastrophic wildfires, and severe flooding. We know we must take bold action now ...
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