YAKIMA, Wash. – Washington Senator Lisa Wellman is speaking with local educators about ways to improve school safety. Wellman said she wants to find out what’s working, what isn’t and what else needs to be done. “It is about guns ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, began a tour of all nine Educational Service Districts in the state on Monday to meet with educators and discuss strategies to improve school safety, student outcomes and digital parity. Wellman, chair of ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, has been appointed to the newly established Washington State Women’s Commission. Created with the passage of House Bill 2759 during the 2018 legislative session, the commission will focus on solutions to address inequality ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, will serve on a new state task force responsible for recommending policies to increase the career and college readiness of public school students in Washington state. Wellman, the chair of the Senate Early ...
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Greetings from Olympia! The final gavel fell on the 2018 legislative session last night and I couldn’t be more proud of what our new Democratic majority accomplished this year. We started 60 days ago with big goals and we were ...
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Last night Governor Inslee vetoed ESB 6617, the Legislative Public Records Act. After hearing from the people of the 41st district, I believe it was the right decision. I initially supported the bill because I believe in the positive transparency ...
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Sens. Lisa Wellman, Manka Dhingra, and Patty Kuderer, who each represent legislative districts in King County's Eastside, discuss education funding, levies, and taxes.
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OLYMPIA – Legislation to expand the successful “Breakfast After the Bell” program to more students across the state passed the state Senate today with bipartisan support. The program would ensure more students — especially those with limited financial means — ...
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Greetings from Olympia! As 2018 begins, I’m happy to report some exciting changes in the Legislature. After five years of Republican control, Democrats gained a one-seat majority after winning a special election last November in the 45th Legislative District. With ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, introduced legislation in Olympia this week that would expand the popular “Breakfast After the Bell” program to more schools around the state. The program would ensure more students — especially those with limited ...
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