The 2024 legislative session is scheduled to convene on Jan.8 – that’s less than eight weeks away! Like all regular sessions during even-numbered years in Washington state, we’ll only have...
In my last update, I provided an overview of the 2023 legislative session and shared that we had been called into a one-day special session to fix the state Supreme Court’s...
The 2023 legislative session adjourned, sine die, on April 23, but not before a last-minute, failed attempt by the majority party to pass a bill to criminalize drug possession before the...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The cherry blossoms are blooming, we’re nearing the end of session, and we just wrapped up “budget week” here at the Capitol. That’s when all three House...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Wednesday, March 8, at 5 p.m., was house of origin cutoff – the deadline for House bills to pass out of the chamber. Any bill that did not advance...
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to the hundreds of people from the 8th District who participated in our virtual town hall meeting last week. It was wonderful to see so...
Today, at the beginning of the 5th week of the legislative session, I am happy to report that we have made real progress in helping improve the lives of people in...
I am April Connors, your new state representative serving the 8th District! The district covers the heart of the Tri-Cities. If you are not sure which legislative district you live in,...
