1-11-2019
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Funding schools and fixing the state’s struggling mental health system are top priorities for the upcoming legislative session.
Redmond Democrat Senator Manka Dhingra says, “We are in a crisis when it comes to mental health in this state.”
Republican Representative Joe Schmick says behavioral health is a long-term problem and they need to come out of the session with a plan.
Governor Inslee, however, said his top priorities are climate change, working on behavioral health, and saving the orcas.