Dear friends and neighbors, We’re almost two-thirds of the way through the legislative session. The Senate is now considering House bills and vice versa. Telephone town hall reminder I hope you’ll join us for our telephone town hall this Monday. ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, We’re now more than a third of the way through the 2025 legislative session, and I’d like to update you on some of my work in Olympia so far. Investing in our schools means investing in ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: We just began our fourth week of the 2025 legislative session, and things are moving quickly. We face many challenges this session — ensuring our students and teachers have the resources needed to succeed, building on our progress ...
Read MoreI would like to share with you a legislative session report about the work that my seatmates — Rep. Shelley Kloba and Rep. Davina Duerr — and I did on behalf of the 1st Legislative District this year. Thank you ...
Read MoreDear neighbors, When we make decisions as consumers, we have a right to expect fair treatment from the companies we’re doing business with. To take out a home loan, you have to trust that the mortgage company is playing by ...
Read MoreDear neighbors: This session, we had headline accomplishments for the people of Washington — increasing support for public education, strengthening protections in the workplace, banning child marriage, addressing the fentanyl epidemic, and more — as well as many significant policies ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA – Unscrupulous lenders who are partnering with out-of-state banks to evade Washington’s limits on interest rates will have to cease their predatory practices or face sanctions, under legislation signed into law today. SB 6025, sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA – Public schools across Washington will be able to put more paraeducators in classrooms to better meet student needs, under legislation signed into law today. SB 5882 increases the staff allocation for paraeducators in the prototypical school funding model, ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA – Washington’s strong protections for workers against employer-imposed noncompetition agreements will grow even stronger under legislation signed into law today. SB 5935, sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford (D-Bothell), increases protections for workers and consumers in response to real-life situations ...
Read MoreOLYMPIA – Public schools across Washington would be able to have more paraeducators in schools to better meet student needs, under legislation passed by the House Thursday on an overwhelming bipartisan vote. SB 5882 would increase the staff allocation for ...
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