OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed legislation that will delay the so-called “levy cliff,” averting $358 million in cuts to K-12 schools in the next school year. Senate Bill 5023, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, delays ...
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We used many strategies in recent weeks to try and convince Senate Republicans to pass the levy extension, including this sign. After the bill passed, I was happy to celebrate with one of our Senate staffers, Victor Rubio Rivera, who ...
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OLYMPIA – The Senate on Wednesday approved a one-year delay on what’s commonly called the “levy cliff,” averting a $358 million cut to K-12 schools. Senate Bill 5023, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, would delay by one year ...
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In response to the bomb threat at the Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island, Rep. Tana Senn, Rep. Judy Clibborn and Senator Lisa Wellman, issued the following joint statement: “We strongly condemn the bomb threat levied against our Jewish Community ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, joined leaders from Washington’s Latino community on Monday to raise awareness about the economic contributions of immigrants to Washington state and the impact of federal immigration executive orders on the state’s economy.
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Greetings! It’s been a busy few weeks as we close in on the mid-point of the 105-day legislative session here in Olympia. We are starting pass bills out of the Senate, including my first bill to safeguard the privacy of college sexual assault victims by ...
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OLYMPIA – Legislation that would protect privacy between college sexual assault victims and their campus advocates unanimously passed the state Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 5764, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, would exempt communication between advocates and their ...
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OLYMPIA – Business owners, immigration advocates, religious leaders and educators spoke in support of the “Keep Washington Working Act” during a public hearing in the Senate Commerce, Labor & Sports Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 5689, sponsored by Sen. Lisa ...
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OLYMPIA – Senate Bill 5689, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman (D-Mercer Island), will receive a hearing in the Senate Commerce, Labor & Sports Committee on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Senate hearing room 4. (Watch the hearing here.) The bill is ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are busy here in Olympia spending most of our time in committee, reviewing nearly 2,000 bills introduced so far. This week I was able to testify on one of my bills that would increase safety enforcement surrounding dangerous lead ...
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