News Releases

OLYMPIA – Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, received the 2018 Honorary Fire Chiefs Award for her work to fund firefighter training and wildfire response during the 2018 legislative session. The award is given by the Washington State Fire Chiefs to legislators ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island and chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME: “Here in Washington, we have a proud ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, received the Washington State Parent Teacher Association’s highest honor at the organization’s annual conference in Vancouver over the weekend. Rolfes was the recipient of the 2018 Friend of Children Award, which recognizes an ...

OLYMPIA – Kitsap Public Utility District will be able to ensure more residents have reliable access to retail broadband service under a measure passed this week by the Legislature. Current state law allows counties to own and operate broadband networks, but ...

OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee today signed new standards governing the use of electric-assisted bicycles into law. The new rules create three classes of electric-assisted bicycles, adjusts the age requirements for the highest speed e-bikes, and require manufacturers to provide labels ...

OLYMPIA – The 2018 supplemental operating budget (SSB 6032) passed today by the Senate directs additional funding to make critical investments in education and mental health. “Supplemental budgets were intended to make modest updates to our two-year state budget, but ...

OLYMPIA – Senate Democrats unveiled their 2018 supplemental operating budget plan on Monday—a budget that will cut property taxes by $403 million while still meeting the critical needs of our state with significant investments in education and mental health. “This budget ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, released the following statement on the February revenue forecast: “The extraordinary revenue growth will allow us to meet our legal and moral obligation to our public ...

OLYMPIA – The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed legislation that would require radiologists to include information about a woman’s breast density in a post-mammogram letter. Sponsored by Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Kitsap County, Senate Bill 5084 would align Washington law with ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Kitsap County, incoming chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, released the following statement after the release of the governor’s 2018 operating supplemental budget proposal. “I appreciate the work the governor has done to craft ...