OLYMPIA – Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, the incoming chair of the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee, issued this statement in response to the state supreme court’s announcement that it will retain jurisdiction over the McCleary K-12 funding ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, will serve as chair of the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee when the Senate convenes for the 2018 legislative session. Wellman, a former educator, was chosen by her colleagues to lead ...
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Dear friends, The Legislature is through with the 2017 sessions (for now), and we’re in the interim. Much was accomplished but much was left unfinished in a very long and contentious political arena. I want to bring you up to ...
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Sen. Lisa Wellman explains why a state bank will generate revenue, save money and provide public financing options by loaning money to ourselves rather than going through big banks and bond brokers. A state bank has the potential to boost ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, I wanted to send a short note to update you on what’s happening in Olympia. As many of you have read, today the Legislature approved a budget that will direct state spending over the next two ...
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Dear Friends, We’ve flipped the calendar to June and I thought I would share a quick update with you about progress on some of the big issues we are facing in Olympia. Since the regular session ended in April, Democrats ...
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The Mercer Island Reporter today published an op-ed in which I discuss lessons I have learned during my first legislative session in Olympia. You can read the op-ed here.
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OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation today that will protect the personal information college sexual assault victims share with campus advocates. Senate Bill 5764, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, exempts communication between advocates and their clients from ...
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Greetings from Olympia! With less than two weeks remaining in the 2017 legislative session, our focus has turned to budget negotiations and how we will direct state spending over the next two years. Senate Republicans and House Democrats have now ...
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Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, discusses our state’s tax code and how it disproportionately impacts low-income taxpayers.
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