Lauren Allen
@laurgallen.bsky.social
WA grown. Doing good for goodness sake. Opinions are my own. They/She.
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Great news:
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which will start in November and is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which will start in November and is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.
19thnews.org
September 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Great news:
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which will start in November and is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which will start in November and is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income
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UPDATE: The 55% cut to abortion access is still in the budget our lawmakers will vote on tomorrow. Call your reps and sens TODAY. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/washing...
Washington Democrats Propose 55% Cut To Abortion Access Funds Amid National Attack On Reproductive Justice
Senate Democrats quietly proposed a shameful 55% cut to abortion access funding in their budget, leaving just $7 million for the 2026–2027 biennium to cover a critical healthcare service in a state th...
www.theburnerseattle.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
UPDATE: The 55% cut to abortion access is still in the budget our lawmakers will vote on tomorrow. Call your reps and sens TODAY. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/washing...
Early childhood advocates had to fight HARD this session to keep these programs as whole as we possibly could. These "cost savings" also cost these children so many opportunities in their future. We KNOW that high quality care and education are integral to lifelong success and opportunity. Tragic.
Despite the myths being peddled by some in Olympia, the truth is that making devastating cuts to childcare and early learning will COST families and our state more money.
#WALeg refusing to raise serious new progressive revenue will harm wages and our kids. budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/cu...
#WALeg refusing to raise serious new progressive revenue will harm wages and our kids. budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/cu...
April 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Early childhood advocates had to fight HARD this session to keep these programs as whole as we possibly could. These "cost savings" also cost these children so many opportunities in their future. We KNOW that high quality care and education are integral to lifelong success and opportunity. Tragic.
Wild that possessing over a million dollars is what's apparently considered "middle class" 🤔
His example is "middle class people" who make $1 million+ selling their home in Seattle. #waleg
April 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Wild that possessing over a million dollars is what's apparently considered "middle class" 🤔
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Rent stabilization is still alive! This afternoon members of the House voted to not concur and not accept the version of EHB 1217 that was sent to them by the Senate. What happens next is the formation of a conference committee to work to fix the bill, and there are just 4 days left to get it done.
April 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Rent stabilization is still alive! This afternoon members of the House voted to not concur and not accept the version of EHB 1217 that was sent to them by the Senate. What happens next is the formation of a conference committee to work to fix the bill, and there are just 4 days left to get it done.
Proud of my mayor & proud to live in Bothell 💗
A bunch of folks showed up to the Bothell City Council tonight to speak against a potential resolution affirming Bothell as a welcoming place for LGBTQIA+ people.
Here was Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson's response.
Here was Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson's response.
April 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Proud of my mayor & proud to live in Bothell 💗
Sitting in the airport and turning off teams & outlook notifications for the next four days >>>>
April 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Sitting in the airport and turning off teams & outlook notifications for the next four days >>>>
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The notion that taxing the tech oligarchy is somehow a bad idea just got another nail in the coffin today thanks to UW economist Jake Vigdor, who can hardly be accused of progressive partisanship. 🧵 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Tax the rich? UW economist calls WA a ‘tax haven like the Cayman Islands’
Professor Jacob Vigdor has conservative bonafides and raised progressives' ire with his past research on the minimum wage. But now he's all in for Washington to tax the rich.
www.seattletimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The notion that taxing the tech oligarchy is somehow a bad idea just got another nail in the coffin today thanks to UW economist Jake Vigdor, who can hardly be accused of progressive partisanship. 🧵 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Gov Ferguson missed the mark with his stern lecture. Good leaders inspire, not patronize. Good leaders commit to people-based values, not protecting the uber wealthy. Good leaders provide vision, not a 5-item to-do list to an independent #waleg. Good leaders fire people up, not wag fingers at them.
April 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Gov Ferguson missed the mark with his stern lecture. Good leaders inspire, not patronize. Good leaders commit to people-based values, not protecting the uber wealthy. Good leaders provide vision, not a 5-item to-do list to an independent #waleg. Good leaders fire people up, not wag fingers at them.
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NEW STORY // Op-Ed: Bruce Harrell’s Long History of Covering for Abusers www.theurbanist.org/2025/03/19/o...
Op-Ed: Bruce Harrell’s Long History of Covering for Abusers - The Urbanist
# Over his career, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has repeatedly covered for abusers, exhibiting a dismissiveness toward women and a pattern of punching down against vulnerable people rather than standin...
www.theurbanist.org
March 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
NEW STORY // Op-Ed: Bruce Harrell’s Long History of Covering for Abusers www.theurbanist.org/2025/03/19/o...
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Gov. Bob Ferguson’s top advisor and closest political confidant resigned Wednesday amid complaints that he fomented a toxic workplace that contributed to the departure of another key administration official. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/19/t...
Top Ferguson aide resigns amid hostile workplace allegations • Washington State Standard
Gov. Bob Ferguson’s top advisor and closest political confidant resigned Wednesday amid complaints that he fomented a toxic workplace that contributed to the departure of another key administration of...
washingtonstatestandard.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Gov. Bob Ferguson’s top advisor and closest political confidant resigned Wednesday amid complaints that he fomented a toxic workplace that contributed to the departure of another key administration official. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/19/t...
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👏Listen 👏 to 👏 women 👏
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Resignations in Ferguson's office follow toxic workplace complaints, lawmakers say
Two Democratic state lawmakers said they'd heard concerns over the workplace culture allegedly fostered by Gov. Bob Ferguson's longtime top aide, Mike Webb.
www.seattletimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
👏Listen 👏 to 👏 women 👏
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
I trust and believe women. Full stop. Period. End of sentence.
March 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I trust and believe women. Full stop. Period. End of sentence.
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"Randall hosted a morning town hall Saturday in Bremerton that filled up in minutes. Rather than turning the overflow crowd away, she immediately held a 2nd session. 'I want to hear from everyone who took the time out of their day to be here,' she wrote online..."
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Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers’ town halls as Republicans hide from voters
The GOP struggles to defend the unpopular Trump administration’s policies.
www.advocate.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Randall hosted a morning town hall Saturday in Bremerton that filled up in minutes. Rather than turning the overflow crowd away, she immediately held a 2nd session. 'I want to hear from everyone who took the time out of their day to be here,' she wrote online..."
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
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"This January is on track to be one of the five driest on record in Seattle… Snowpack lags across much of Washington and the statewide drought emergency persists, foreshadowing a potentially hazardous summer. Federal reservoirs sit at a fraction of their normal capacity."
WA’s sunny days spell trouble for snowpack
One water manager described the situation — below-normal snowpack coupled with a statewide drought emergency — as "ominous."
www.seattletimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"This January is on track to be one of the five driest on record in Seattle… Snowpack lags across much of Washington and the statewide drought emergency persists, foreshadowing a potentially hazardous summer. Federal reservoirs sit at a fraction of their normal capacity."
My uber driver today thought I was a legislator soooo I guess that means the fit ate ?? 🤪
January 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My uber driver today thought I was a legislator soooo I guess that means the fit ate ?? 🤪
Your daily reminder not to challenge me in a debate, unless you want to lose. 🫶
January 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Your daily reminder not to challenge me in a debate, unless you want to lose. 🫶