Dear friends and neighbors, Pride Month starts next week, and I’m delighted to report that this year’s legislative session produced several significant new laws to celebrate. We focused on policies to ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, The lack of affordable housing and homelessness are two of the primary challenges facing our state. In the last decade, roughly one million people moved to Washington, ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, Before this year’s legislative session concluded last month, the Legislature took several important steps to strengthen public education in our state. As the father of four students ...
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Dear friends and neighbors: Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, many states have adopted radical and dangerous laws eliminating access to reproductive care. Activist judges have ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, Last night, we officially adjourned the 2023 legislative session in Olympia. During the 105-day session, legislators introduced 2,306 bills, and we expect that Governor Inslee will sign ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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