Author Archives: oheersink

13 Jul
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My community coffee hours are BACK! ☕️

Friends, neighbors —  #1: Summer is officially underway, and so are my community coffee hours! ☕️  Here is the schedule so far:   3-5 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 – Cups Espresso and Café, 409 Pacific Ave. in Bremerton  RSVP HERE  3-5 ...

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11 Jul
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Higher Education Chairs Issue Statement on SCOTUS Rulings for Affirmative Action, Loan Forgiveness

OLYMPIA – Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, and Rep. Vandana Slatter, D-Bellevue, chair the Senate and House Higher Education & Workforce Development committees. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action protections in college admissions, overturning almost ...

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08 Apr
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Nearing the finish line!

Friends, neighbors —  We’re in the home stretch! There is just over two weeks left in the 2023 session. Scroll down to see what our team has been up to in Week 13 and what you need to know. ⬇️  ...

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03 Apr
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Final month of the session!

Friends, neighbors —  There are only 23 days left in the 2023 session! Our team continues to spend every moment we can championing our communities’ priorities. Scroll down to see what we’ve been up to. ⬇️  #1: I’m so happy ...

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27 Mar
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Only 27 days to go!

Friends, neighbors —  It’s been 78 days of non-stop work on behalf of our communities, with only 27 remaining until the end of the 2023 session. Scroll down for the highlights. ⬇️ #1: The Senate dropped a sweeping, $69.2 billion ...

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06 Mar
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Session progress and a town hall reminder!

Friends, neighbors —  So far, we’ve passed over 200 bills in the Senate! Scroll down to see where ours stand. ⬇️  #1: FOUR of our bills passed the Senate and are headed to the House!  👉🏽 SB 5555 to help address the behavioral ...

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24 Feb
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See you on March 11?

Friends, neighbors —  I have some news for you! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽  #1: My first virtual town hall of 2023 is coming up Saturday, March 11, at noon.  🔗 Register to receive the link here!  💻 When you sign up, fill out ...

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17 Feb
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Bill deadlines and our behind-the-scenes team!

Friends, neighbors —  We hit our first important deadline: policy cutoff. That means that we’ve introduced the last new bills of the 2023 session. Now we’ll begin to move the best of these bills along in the process. I’m so ...

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03 Feb
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27 days of supporting healthy families & communities, pathways from classroom to career

Friends, neighbors —  We’re already 27 days into the 2023 session! Our team continues to take advantage of every day to champion our communities’ priorities in Olympia.   Scroll down to catch up on our exciting work so far and find helpful ...

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27 Jan
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Our fight for reproductive justice

Friends, neighbors —  Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision — a landmark ruling that came three years after Washingtonians passed a ballot measure legalizing abortion.  Since then, we’ve only continued to strengthen abortion access. Our ...

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