Senator Mark Schoesler is the Minority Leader of the Washington State Senate and a member of both the Senate Ways & Means and Rules Committees....Read More

An election update, a mental health bill out of California, and a proposal to move up Washington’s presidential primary date are featured in this edition...Read More

A bill to increase access to early childhood mental health services passed unanimously out of the California Senate Education and Human Services Committee on Wednesday...Read More

Governor Jay Inslee met with staff and leadership at Western State Hospital to announce a five-year plan to modernize and transform...Read More

A newly signed law by Rep. John Lovick will create partnerships to help local law enforcement officers respond to calls that involve mental health issues....Read More

In the seven hours Linea spent waiting for a psychiatric bed to open up, she witnessed patients tied to gurneys in the hallways and others sedated...Read More