Author Archives: kenf

05 Mar
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PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: Reunión pública en línea del distrito legislativo 1

Únase a sus legisladores del 1er distrito legislativo para una reunión pública virtual. Esta es nuestra oportunidad de informarle sobre asuntos importantes ante la legislatura y escuchar sus ideas, comentarios y preguntas para que podamos representarle mejor en Olimpia. Este ...

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04 Mar
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Join us for the 1st Legislative District Virtual Town Hall

Dear neighbors, If you’re getting this e-newsletter for the first time, welcome! I’m Derek Stanford, your state senator from the 1st Legislative District. I send these email updates a few times during the legislative session and periodically when we’re out ...

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04 Mar
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 1st Legislative District virtual town hall

Please join your lawmakers from the 1st Legislative District for a virtual town hall meeting. This is our chance to report on major issues before the Legislature and hear your ideas, comments and questions so that we can best represent ...

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02 Mar
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Senate passes Stanford bill to help keep people from losing their homes

OLYMPIA – Many people hit by financial catastrophe would have a greater chance to stay in their own homes, under a bill passed by the Senate today. “When a crisis like the pandemic hits, many people, including many small business ...

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23 Feb
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Stanford bill to engage tribes in emergency management passes Senate

OLYMPIA – Native American tribes would gain a say in Washington state’s emergency management preparations under legislation passed unanimously today by the Senate. “Emergencies do not recognize borders,” said Sen. Derek Stanford (D-Bothell), the bill’s sponsor. “It’s crucial that federally ...

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01 Feb
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Everett Herald: Local businesses reeling over massive unemployment tax hike

EDMONDS—Business owner Shubert Ho fears that another stroke of bad luck for the Puget Sound region’s restaurant industry would be the knockout blow. The first devastating setback came last spring, when the economic shutdown forced his restaurant group to lay ...

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25 Jan
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MLT News: Daily Legislative Report: Jan. 25, 2021

MLTnews presents The Daily Legislative Report, covering the 2021 Washington State Legislature. In the Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs Committee, Senate Bill 5267 earned a public hearing. Sponsored by Senator Derek Stanford, the legislation would require state licensing certification ...

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23 Jan
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MLT News: Stanford sponsoring bill to implement clean fuels standards in Washington

This year, Washington state could join the rest of the West Coast in a significant step toward reducing carbon pollution as well as health risks from fuel emissions, if a bill sponsored by 1st District State Sen. Derek Stanford passes. ...

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14 Jan
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Stanford: Clean fuels could reduce carbon emissions, health problems

BOTHELL – This year, Washington state could join the rest of the west coast in a significant step toward reducing carbon pollution as well as health risks from fuel emissions, if a bill sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford (D-Bothell) passes. ...

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09 Jan
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A new session begins

Dear neighbors, Together with the vast majority of Americans, I condemn the hateful violence and intimidation we saw this week in our nation’s capital and in our state capital. I am appalled that so many prominent Republicans, including the president, ...

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