Friends and neighbors, In a final, productive sprint across the finish line, the legislative session came to a close on April 25. When I think about where we started back in January – in the midst of an economic downturn, ...
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OLYMPIA – Earlier today, the Washington State Legislature approved a critical piece of tax reform legislation. Senate Bill 5096, sponsored by Sen. June Robinson, D-Everett, enacts a capital gains excise tax to fund the expansion and affordability of child care, ...
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Friends and neighbors, The past week or so has been devoted to Senate floor debate – passing policy sent our way from the House on everything from tenant protections to climate mitigation to voting rights restoration. In the midst of ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, We are now over two-thirds of the way through the 105-day legislative session, and as of yesterday, we’ve hit another major landmark: the Senate released our 2021-2023 budget proposal! As Vice Chair of the Ways & ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve hit the half-way point of session, which means my colleagues and I have been hard at work to pass bills off the Senate floor. We’ve passed some exciting bills, like improving maternal health outcomes (SB ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2021 Senate approves Robinson bill to expand paid family and medical leave coverage The Senate today approved legislation that would expand paid family and medical leave coverage to Washington families by broadening the definition of ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 16, 2021 Robinson’s capital gains proposal clears Ways & Means Legislation to establish a state capital gains tax on the sale of stocks and bonds passed out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee today. Sen. ...
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Friends and neighbors, This is a special e-newsletter reminder that – together with my colleagues Rep. Emily Wicks and Rep. Mike Sells – I’m looking forward to connecting with you in our 2021 Virtual Town Hall happening this Thursday, Feb. ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve had a busy but successful few weeks, and I’ve been thrilled to see so many Washingtonians become first-time participants here at the legislature – either by giving public testimony remotely, submitting written testimony, or scheduling ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 27, 2021 Robinson bill calls for permanent funding for public health A bill to establish a permanent funding source for public health services was heard today in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee. Sponsored ...
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