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This week marked the release of the proposed 2021-2023 budgets. Operating, capital, and transportation budgets came out of House and Senate for consideration. That means 4-6 hour hearings from organizations, agencies and individuals for each budget. The operating budget funds ongoing state expenditures for our K-12 system, early learning, higher education, ...

URGENT and Exciting News: Vaccine Appointments Available NOW for Educators, School Staff & Licensed Child Care Professionals COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available this weekend and next at local Walmart pharmacies for educators, teachers, school staff and licensed child care employees. Anyone who is eligible can call 1-833-886-0023 to schedule an appointment. ...

Announced Today: Governor’s option for reopening schools Today, Governor Inslee has announced that all school districts in the state must offer the option of in-person learning for all grades. As chair of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education committee I am thrilled to hear this from the Governor and am ...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Townhall March 11th information  Join Rep. Tana Senn, Rep. My-Linh Thai and me for a live virtual town hall on Thursday, March 11 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The event will be streamed live on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. As we pass the halfway mark of session and House of Origin Cutoff, we will share our thoughts on our legislative priorities ...

This session has been called “historic” many times, and for good reason. From dropping bills to caucus meetings, moving online has changed the entire legislative process. One of these changes is how we actually vote on the floor!

Today on the Senate floor we adopted Senate Resolution 8607, which recognizes the hurt and injustice against Japanese Americans, when, on this day in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized the United States military to forcibly remove and incarcerate more than 120,000 people of Japanese ...

Sometimes legislation comes from a very personal place. My daughter dealt with the challenges of a serious autoimmune disease for over 22 years. When faced with breast cancer, she chose to move forward with a mastectomy and breast implants. Had she been informed that “autoimmune” and implants were not a ...

On Wednesday morning, we heard public testimony on my bill, SB 5383, in the Environment, Energy & Technology Committee. This is a bipartisan effort to enhance equitable access to telecommunication by allowing public utility districts to provide retail telecommunication services in unserved areas, effectively expanding the market. Under current law, ...