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Dear 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 the rules. To install solar panels on your house, you have to trust that the contractor knows what they’re doing. Trust is the bedrock our state’s thriving economy is built on. Maintaining that trust is one of the goals I focus on every day as chair of the Senate ...

Dear 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 that flew below the radar but are just as important to making sure our government works to put people first. Read on for a report on some of those headlines and below-the-radar accomplishments that came in bills I prime sponsored this session. Legislative Update Seven bills I sponsored this session have gone to the governor and have been or soon ...

Dear neighbors: Do you have questions about the current legislative session? You’re invited to join your 1st District lawmakers for virtual town hall online at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22. Rep. Shelley Kloba, Rep. Davina Duerr, and I will be there to give you an update on our work in Olympia and hear about the issues that matter to you. If you’d like to submit a question ahead of time, you can do that here. WHO: The 1st District delegation: Sen. Derek Stanford and Reps. Shelley Kloba and Davina Duerr WHAT: Virtual town hall with 1st District residents WHEN: Thursday, ...

Dear neighbors: As we pass the halfway point in the legislative session, the Senate continues to pass bills that help make Washingtonians’ lives better. Legislation I’ve sponsored to improve consumer protections, increase funding for paraeducators in schools, and expand the guardrails around employer-imposed noncompetition agreements has passed the Senate and is now before the House. One other bill I’m sponsoring is awaiting consideration by the full Senate. It would provide safeguards and transparency for workers about employers’ use of AI in the workplace. Read on for more! Protecting consumers SB 5968 would protect homeowners from companies trying to take ...

Dear neighbors: The first few weeks of session have been eventful. As we approach the first major deadline, when legislation has to move out of policy committees, I wanted to share the progress of several bills I’m prime sponsoring. Many of these are focused on consumer protection, and one important bill would increase funding for K-12 education. Protecting consumers SB 6252 would protect people buying cars in our state by making sure the appraisal process is standardized and fair to all parties. This bill has been heard in the Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade Committee. SB 5968 would ...