…out-of-state Tribes with treaty reserved rights & other tribal communities call Washington home. We honor the beautiful heritage of this continent’s First People and reaffirm the commitment to respect each Tribe’s sovereignty and cultural identity.

I am pleased to see this effort to urge investigation of Facebook's deceptive practices with regard to their advertising sales. Go Sen. Cantwell!

Very satisfying to see your bill manifested in reality! This is a tool that can assist people in bringing their troubling gambling behavior under control as a part of their overall treatment plan. WA will be making more investments in problem gambling treatment in the future.

French regulators have fined Google and Facebook for not making it as easy for users to opt out of online tracking as it is for them to accept it. st.news/338Xq5d

A year after the insurrection in Washington D.C. and a breach at the Washington governor’s residence, you’ll notice change at the state capitol campus in Olympia. kiro7.com/news/local/att…

Long day, but am remembering Jan.6 2021, when armed insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol and the WA Capitol campus. We attended our 1st day of session, protected by national guardsmen who stood along the fence in the pouring rain all day. Still grateful for their service.

I am glad that no one was seriously injured, but it is rewarding to see acknowledgement of the need for transparency and accountability on the part of AV operators that you have been advocating for for years. techcrunch.com/2022/07/01/beh… #AutonomousVehicles #AVWorkgroup

It is time for my yearly flu shot, which I have done for many years, esp when I worked in #healthcare. I am excited to simultaneously get the latest COVID booster for protection against the newer variants. I have not had so much as a sniffle in years due to getting my shots.

This article was published more than a year ago, but I am sharing it because I am re-visiting the idea of a tax on the sale of personal data. My motivation is to modernize our tax policy to match the economy that we have now.pewtrusts.org/en/research-an… #datagovernance

Student privacy is a big concern so I was interested in the #fpf description of this recent court ruling. "...this case is a win for student privacy and an indicator of how other courts may rule in future cases. " fpf.org/blog/federal-c…

What's causing prices to go up? Here's a good rationale:“It hardly seems as though businesses are being forced by costs to push up prices. It instead looks like they are taking advantage of presumably temporary shortages to increase their profit margins”  thehill.com/policy/finance…

I learned that a new Metro Transit service called Community Ride is convenient and costs the same as the bus. Load the app to your phone and give it a try! Ihttps://www.heraldnet.com/news/what-snohomish-county-officials-learned-from-not-driving/

I was honored to be able to moderate a panel discussion of Tribal Gambling with leaders from WA, OK, and WA yesterday. Listened to panels on cashless gaming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion research and recommendations, as well as Responsible Gaming so far. One day left #NCLGS

Eleven members of the Seattle Fire Department are deploying with Washington State Task Force 1 to Maui. We are keeping the Maui community close in our thoughts. Stay safe, WA-TF1! bit.ly/WATF1HawaiiAct…

Rep. Sydney Jordan (Sydney Jordan) leads as Vice Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee and passed the broadest PFAS ban in the country.

Khanh Pham for Oregon is an environmental justice organizer turned legislator and a champion of the 100% clean energy standard in Oregon.

One of our keynote speakers for #NCEL2023 is @henkrogers from @blueplanetalliance. We’re learning about how he has dedicated the past decade of his life to ending the use of carbon-based fuels.

This session at #NCEL2023 highlighted examples of state laws, regulations, and partnerships that can enable wildlife agencies to protect the full range of native wildlife in each state. We’re hearing from IN Fish & Wildlife, MSU Forestry, UNM School of Law, Howard Watts III

I'm here in Indianapolis at the conference of Nat'l Caucus of Environmental legislators National Caucus of Environmental Legislators learning about ways to make sure we have clean air and water thru policies about riparian buffers, protecting wildlife, emerging energy tech, etc. Lots of learning & networking!

Climate change is not an abstract, hard-to-imagine future threat, it is right here, right now. All one needs to do is turn on the news to see stories of devastation from Hawai'i, 147 heat deaths in TX, AZ, and NV this summer, to see the effects. National Caucus of Environmental Legislators Let's get to work!