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@MarkoLiias
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State Senator ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Transpo Chair. Building light rail, safer roads & local jobs. Free youth transit for affordability. Fighter for civil rights & climate.
Edmonds, WA
Joined October 2008
A short summary of my political philosophy: โI want people to know: Weโre focused on making progress.โ
yakimaherald.com
Though polls and pundits are predicting nationwide doom for Democrats in this fallโs elections, leaders of the Washington Legislatureโs majority party donโt seem worried.
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Finland's underground data centers heat entire city blocks using server waste heat In Finland, several data-centres now feed their waste heat into municipal district-heating networks instead of simply dumping it into the air. For example, waste heat generated by data-centre
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Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was out there to keep us all safe and she gave it all. This holiday season as we gather with our loved ones, letโs think of Trooper Gutingโs family and the empty chair that is left behind. ๐ #gonebutneverforgotten
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) confirms the tragic loss of Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting #720, who was killed Friday evening after being struck by a vehicle in Tacoma.
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This is what leadership looks like, talking to people about issues regardless of their party. We shouldnโt allow red/blue to define us. Personal freedom transcends party. #transrightsarehumanrights
@SarahEMcBride
SCOOP: House Democrats suspected a few in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth So Sarah McBride reached out to Republicans Four Rs โ Fitzpatrick, Lawler, Kennedy, Evans โ joined Dems in opposing the bill https://t.co/quMKgxC4yW
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An honor to present Senator @MarkoLiias of Washington the Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion, a decoration awarded by President @alexstubb. A ๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ธ lawmaker, who's been essential in the Finland-Washington partnership, he exemplifies integrity and responsible citizenship.
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Last night, I met Heather, her husband will have to pay $1,400/mo for health insurance if Congress doesnโt extend ACA subsidies. Decisions our leaders make have real and devastating consequences on people like Heather. We canโt let political games hide the impacts on real people.
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Iโm grateful to all our veteransโpast and presentโwhoโve served our nation and protected our Constitution. Happy Veterans Day ๐บ๐ธ
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It seems pretty simple to me: make sure hungry kids have food, make sure health insurance premiums donโt skyrocket, and reopen the government. Itโs sad that this common sense approach seems so out of reach for Congress.
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Loved the shout out from @BradSmi that Snohomish County has the highest percentage of AI usage in the state! Weโre an innovation hub and partnering with @Microsoft to expand access to responsible AI in schools and community colleges will take us to the next level.
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A second Seattle Nobel laureate in as many years! Validation for our role as a global research powerhouse. Letโs keep investing and winning the future. https://t.co/ymjeMS147n
seattletimes.com
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.
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Issuing coins with your face on them while people are losing their health care is a bad look. We need the President focused on affordability, not vanity.
COINED LEGACY: The Treasury Department is weighing a proposal to issue new $1 coins featuring President Trump as part of a push to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Americaโs founding.
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As our state economy struggles with the impacts of tariffs, this is another blow to jobs and growthโespecially in our rural areas like Centralia and Tri-Cities which have big projects planned. We need a Plan B to save as many jobs and investments as we can!
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The continuing attacks on places of worship must stop. My heart breaks for the LDS community in Michigan and around the world. People gathering to worship and be in community together represents the best of us. This was an attack on all of us. We canโt allow it to become normal.
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Thanks for having me on the show @jakespikeshow! Iโd love to meet up for a donut at Top Pot anytime youโre in Edmonds ๐
State @SenMarkoLiias tells @jakespikeshow that Sound Transit 'needs to meet the promises that have been made to voters' in successfully getting Light Rail to Everett and Tacoma. Watch the full video: https://t.co/0mFexMkzNw...
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U.S. Representative @RepRickLarsen and staff from @SenatorCantwell, @RepKimSchrier, @RepDelBene, and @MarkoLiias's teams visited yesterday to learn more about #fusionenergy, check out our progress, and discuss how our nation and state can continue to lead in fusion innovation.
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Itโs always a best practice to consult your health care provider for advice on which medications you should take and which to avoid. And a friendly reminder that the President (of either party) is not an accredited health care provider.
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Criticism and satire are the price of leadership in a free society.
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Wisdom from a Republican President.
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Today, as with every 9/11, I remember Leslie Whittington and her family, who died on Flight 77. I had the privilege of working with her as a work study student at Georgetown. Violent extremism is deadly and its victims are too often forgotten. https://t.co/4wmFqC2jxr.
mccourt.georgetown.edu
Attend the annual Whittington Lecture at Georgetown's McCourt School, featuring leading voices in public policy and government.
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In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts against Trump - The assassination
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Our democracy wonโt survive if we only protect free speech we agree with, itโs up to each of us to make our country strong and safe enough for us to disagree and still live peacefully here together.
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