Sharlett In the Media

Top Stories

• KOMO, "Executive Committee Advances Millionaires' Tax Bill to Full Vote" (February 27, 2026)

• Washington State Standard, Jerry Cornfield, "Veteran Democratic State Sen. Steve Conway to Retire from WA Legislature" (January 21, 2026)

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Articles

• Real Change News, Debra Hannula, "The Supreme Court and the Dismantling of the Voting Rights Act," (June 2, 2026)

• Washington State Magazine, Becky Kramer, "Recording Latino History in the Tri-Cities" (September 22, 2025)

• Washington State Standard, Jake Goldstein-Street, "WA Governor and AG Stand by State Prison Notifications to ICE" (August 22, 2025)

• Office of the Governor, "Governor Bob Ferguson Signs Bill Restricting Armed Forces from Entering Washington" (April 21, 2025)

• The Oregonian, Simone Carter, "WA, Oregon Sue Over Trump's Exec Order on Mail-In Voting: 'We Don't Want to Go Backward'" (April 7, 2025)

• Washington State Standard, Jacquelyn Jiminez Romero, "WA Bill to Restrict Outside National Guard from Entering State Advances in Legislature" (March 11, 2025)

• Axios, Melissa Santos, "Washington Bill Targets National Guard Role in Deportation Plans" (January 23, 2025)

• PRISM Reports, Ashli Blow: "Laws are Trying to Move Beyond an Environmental Justice Checklist" (January 23, 2024)

• KING5, "Washington State House passes Ban on Hog-Tying by Police" (February 28, 2024)

• Seattle Times, Claire Withycombe, "WA House Votes to Allow Local Even-Year Elections" (February 8, 2024)

• Office of the Attorney General, "AG Ferguson, Rep. Mena Bill Protecting Washingtonians from Utility Shutoffs During Extreme Heat Signed Into Law" (April 21, 2023)

• Columbia Basin Herald, "Mena Sworn Into Office" (January 10, 2023)

• KNKX Radio, Kari Plog: "#VoteAsYouAre Project Aims to Center Voices of Voters Who Feel Invisible to Their Government," (October 30, 2020)

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Radio/Podcasts

• KNKX Public Radio "Freshman Magic" Series by Scott Greenstone:

  • Part One: "Freshman Lawmakers of Color in WA Have a Tough Road. One Let Us Come Along." (March 22, 2023)​

  • Part Two: "Behind the Scenes of a New Lawmakers' Effort to Pass a Utility Shutoff Moratorium in WA" (March 23, 2023)

  • Part Three: "Washington's Freshman Class of Lawmakers - the Largest in a Long Time - Makes Itself Heard" (May 12, 2023)

• The Nerd Farmer Podcast: Hosted by Tacoman and 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, Nate Bowling.

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