Photo: Senator Billig on the Senate Floor. Friends and neighbors, Today marks the 93rd day of the 105-day legislative session. This week we are passing bills from the opposite chamber and also starting the process of reconciling the House and ...
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Friends and neighbors, Thank you all for a productive Town Hall meeting this past Saturday. We had a huge turnout, with over 200 people showing up to participate, ask questions, and hear about what we are doing in the Legislature ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, The session is flying by as we start the fifth week of the legislative session. February is Black History Month. The national celebration is an opportunity to remember not only national figures, but also local heroes, ...
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We are currently in the middle of the third week of the Legislative session. This time of session consists mostly of meeting with constituents, working on bill development, and lots of time in committees for bill hearings and votes. The ...
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Today we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and reflect on Dr. King’s legacy. His leadership is an example to us all about how to lead with courage and conviction as we fight for justice. We will start the second ...
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Please join me, Reps Ormsby and Riccelli on Tuesday, January 17th for an update on the 2023 legislative session, and plenty of time to answer your questions. Who: State Sen. Andy Billig, State Reps. Timm Ormsby and Marcus Riccelli What: ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, At noon today, Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck, who serves as President of the Senate, gaveled the Washington State Senate to order for the first time in 2023. The beginning of the 2023 Legislative session means the ...
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Happy New Year! The calendar turning to a new year also means a new Legislative session is upon us. The 2023 session begins on Monday, January 9th. My priorities going into session, as always, are to help build opportunity and ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, I am grateful to my Senate colleagues for re-electing me as the Washington State Senate Majority Leader. Since I was first elected as Majority Leader in 2018, my focus has been on leading the Senate to ...
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I recently toured Frontier Behavior Health’s 988 crisis hotline call center. I was pleased to have the two lead sponsors of the program, Sen. Manka Dhingra and Rep. Tina Orwall, join me along with 911 dispatchers, call center administrators, and ...
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