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OLYMPIA – Following the results of the 2017 election and a shift in the Washington State Senate from Republican to Democratic control, leadership within the Senate Democratic Caucus will continue mostly unchanged. Sen. Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, will be Senate ...

OLYMPIA – Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson released the statement below following the Trump administration’s announcement Tuesday it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program: “DACA kids are American kids. They are contributing members of society who ...

Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson issued the statement below on behalf of the Senate Democratic Caucus in the wake of the racist violence in Charlottesville, VA and the unacceptable and inadequate response from the president: “Washingtonians will continue to fight ...

Originally published by the Center for American Progress’ Talk Poverty blog – July 31, 2017 Shared on RealClearPolicy – Aug. 7, 2017 About a quarter of new moms return to work two weeks after giving birth. Not because they want ...

Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson issued the statement below following the conclusion of the 2017 legislative session: “Almost without exception, the 2017 legislative session was a victory for Washington. “There were major victories in terms of record investments in education, ...

Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle, released the statement below following a four-corner agreement on a Capital Budget: “On Tuesday afternoon, Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate reached agreement on a full capital budget. This is great news for job ...

Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle, released this statement today following a four-corner agreement late Tuesday on a Capital Budget: “On Tuesday afternoon, Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate reached agreement on a full capital budget. This is great news ...

OLYMPIA – In the final hours before a state government shutdown, the Legislature passed a landmark bill that adds billions of dollars to public schools in Washington state over the next four years. Passage of this bill addresses the chronic ...

Key lawmakers say Democrats in the state Capitol will do everything in their power to provide Washingtonians continued access to affordable health care if the U.S. Senate should advance the bill that was passed today by the U.S. House to ...

Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson on Friday issued the statement below following a Senate Republican move to change their own two-thirds tax rule to hold an intentionally doomed vote on two tax bills with two days left in session: “Senate Republicans ...