In response to the bomb threat at the Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island, Rep. Tana Senn, Rep. Judy Clibborn and Senator Lisa Wellman, issued the following joint statement: “We strongly condemn the bomb threat levied against our Jewish Community ...
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OLYMPIA – Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, joined leaders from Washington’s Latino community on Monday to raise awareness about the economic contributions of immigrants to Washington state and the impact of federal immigration executive orders on the state’s economy.
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Greetings! It’s been a busy few weeks as we close in on the mid-point of the 105-day legislative session here in Olympia. We are starting pass bills out of the Senate, including my first bill to safeguard the privacy of college sexual assault victims by ...
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OLYMPIA – Legislation that would protect privacy between college sexual assault victims and their campus advocates unanimously passed the state Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 5764, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, would exempt communication between advocates and their ...
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OLYMPIA – Business owners, immigration advocates, religious leaders and educators spoke in support of the “Keep Washington Working Act” during a public hearing in the Senate Commerce, Labor & Sports Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 5689, sponsored by Sen. Lisa ...
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OLYMPIA – Senate Bill 5689, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman (D-Mercer Island), will receive a hearing in the Senate Commerce, Labor & Sports Committee on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Senate hearing room 4. (Watch the hearing here.) The bill is ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are busy here in Olympia spending most of our time in committee, reviewing nearly 2,000 bills introduced so far. This week I was able to testify on one of my bills that would increase safety enforcement surrounding dangerous lead ...
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Sen. Lisa Wellman spoke out against the Senate Republican education funding proposal Thursday during the floor debate on the bill. Wellman, a former teacher, highlighted how teachers, administrators and school advocates across the state do not support Senate Bill 5607. ...
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