Dear neighbors, You're invited to join your lawmakers from the 30th Legislative District for a virtual town hall at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20. This is their chance to hear from you and update you on their priorities this legislative session. The 30th District includes Federal Way, Algona, Pacific, Milton, ...
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Jan. 12, 2022 Dear neighbors, The 2022 legislative session started on Monday, and there is lots of excitement and energy at the Legislature as we get started! Below you’ll find information about our upcoming 30th Legislative District town hall, some of my legislation, my new committee leadership position, and how you can ...
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September 10, 2021 Dear neighbors, In the last issue in my session recap e-newsletter series, we covered some legislation we passed in the 2021 session in support of equity and racial justice. Today I’d like to touch on legislation we passed this session to provide for the basic needs of some ...
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Check out my recent livestream that provides a guide on how parents and providers can find information on the improvements happening to our state’s child care and early learning system thanks to the Fair Start for Kids Act! Follow along as I show you the latest on the Act’s dedicated website ...
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The budgets approved by the Legislature this year brought significant investments to the 30th Legislative District, which includes Federal Way, Algona, Pacific, Milton, Des Moines and Auburn. “I’m proud to have supported and advocated for investments that will make life in our district better, from improving programs that increase equity and ...
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Several provisions of the Fair Start for Kids Act, the system overhaul the Legislature passed this year in response to the state’s childcare crisis, take effect today. “In Washington, over half a million children do not have access to licensed childcare,” said Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn), who sponsored the act. “Even ...
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Dear neighbors, Here we are in June, and it feels like the 2021 legislative session ended just yesterday! In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, I’d like to start off my session recap series talking about the legislation we passed this session to improve equity and racial justice in our state. I ...
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Please join myself, Rep. Jesse Johnson, and Rep. Jamila Taylor for a 30th Legislative District virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, June 3 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. You can ask questions live during the event in the livestream comments section or submit your questions in advance here. Spanish and ...
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Dear neighbors, As the April 25 end of the legislative session draws near, we’re working hard to finalize bills to send off to the Governor’s office to be signed. Today I want to share several significant bills that have passed both chambers, and don’t miss some important announcements at the ...
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The 2021 legislative session is coming to an end, and budget negotiations are ongoing. I’m advocating for funding on projects like the ones below to serve the constituents of the 30th Legislative District.
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