||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE |||
2022 was a saga – it began with a deadly surge of COVID-19 activity and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, dashing decades of hard-fought progress for reproductive freedom. In the face of constant challenges, leaders and communities seized the opportunities of the year.
2022 saw important strides forward on several difficult issues: homelessness, climate change, choice, equity, gun violence, the pandemic. The year’s momentum on these issues will carry strong into the 2023 legislative session.
Read the full story on Gov. Jay Inslee’s Medium here.
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