Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-45th) chairs the Senate Behavioral Health Subcommittee, serves as vice chair of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, and sits on the...Read More

Senator Manka Dhingra is the Chair of the Senate Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care. Today, the Committee held public hearings for...Read More

We are super excited to be co-hosting tomorrow night’s debate with the candidates in the 10th CD, and we’re building a similar event with candidates...Read More

A document from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) forecasts a worrisome outlook for the potential behavioral health impacts of COVID-19. The document is...Read More

The House Democratic Caucus released their supplemental capital budget Monday, part of a rollout that included the caucus’s supplemental operating budget and supplemental transportation budget,...Read More

At the beginning of the third week of Washington’s 2020 legislative session, several health-related bills have been the subject of public hearings in multiple committees....Read More

Last week the House Health Care & Wellness Committee held a work session to discuss, among several topics, health care workforce development in the state. The meeting...Read More

Commissioner Jill Johnson is the Chair of the Board of Island County Commissioners. Her district (#2) encompasses the greater Oak Harbor area. We spoke with...Read More

On the final day for the Legislature to pass non-budget-related bills out of their house of origin, the Senate passed 16 health care-related bills –...Read More

We talk about O'Ban's work in behavioral health outside of the Legislature and the most substantial efforts the Legislature is making to change Washington's behavioral...Read More