Author Archives: jgold

Dear friends and neighbors,  As a parent of a child in public school, and as a legislator, I am deeply concerned to see our schools without adequate resources. In Olympia, it is our duty to support every one of the 1.1 million K-12 students in ...

YOU’RE INVITED! With the 2026 Legislative Session over, we want to hear from you. Do you have thoughts or questions about this past legislative session? Do you have great ideas to improve our communities next biennium? Would you just like ...

Friends and neighbors, I’d like to tell you about passing the millionaire’s tax. Out of control economic inequality undermines something that every state and nation needs to stay strong: a united sense of identity. An understanding, real and felt, that we ...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,  The 2026 Legislative Session began at the start of the month, and we are already making incredible progress on several bills to make life in Washington safer, healthier, and more affordable. My approach to legislating this ...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,  The ongoing federal government shutdown is having impacts across Washington state. Our government isn’t designed to go without a budget for an extended period, and I know there is a lot of concern and uncertainty, especially ...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2025 Legislature has adjourned. We accomplished a lot this session — addressing our state budget deficit, increasing investments in education by $1 billion, especially special education and materials and operating costs, continuing our clean energy ...