The time between sessions, interim, is the time when deeper learning can happen around issues and concerns of importance to constituents and the state. This interim my focus has been to deepen my learning around things new to me, and ...
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Organizations may apply as early as Oct. 1 for competitive grants through the state Early Learning Facilities (ELF) program, Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn) said today. “The Legislature invested $18 million in ELF this year because we see a critical need ...
Read MoreHaving been entrusted by you to represent one of the most diverse districts in the state, I consider it my responsibility as your state senator to make sure all communities feel their voices are heard — and to make sure ...
Read MoreMy first year as 30th District state senator has focused on three priorities: the education of our children, access to adequate health care, and transportation in and around our 30th District communities. Here are highlights of those efforts during the ...
Read MoreThroughout the 2019 legislative session, and even since the session finished in the wee hours of April 28, folks have asked me what my first session as a state senator felt like. In a wide-ranging interview with The Washington State ...
Read MoreIn a wide-ranging interview with The Washington State Wire, Sen. Claire Wilson discussed everything from her career in education, to being a freshman in the Senate, to fighting for legislation on consent and healthy relationships, to making sure all Washingtonians ...
Read MoreThe state’s newly created state LGBTQ Commission will meet Saturday with stakeholders to discuss the commission’s initial steps, Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn) said today. Wilson’s Senate Bill 5356 was signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Jay Inslee, establishing ...
Read MoreThe state will explore ways to improve educational opportunities for incarcerated Washingtonians, as a result of legislation signed into law this month by Gov. Jay Inslee. “It’s critical that people receive the resources necessary for successful re-entry into the community ...
Read MoreA pair of bills to expand access to early learning programs critical to student success were signed into law today by Gov. Jay Inslee. Senate Bill 5437, sponsored by Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn), makes more students eligible for the state’s ...
Read MoreWith applications now open for the 2019-2021 cycle of the Washington State Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC), Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn) is encouraging students from the 30th Legislative District to apply. Established in 2005, the council consists of 22 students ...
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