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From incarceration to the Washington Legislature, Rep. Tarra Simmons hits her stride in first term in Olympia By Maya Leshikar, The Seattle Times
Published: April 25, 2021, 8:30am
Share: Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons, a Bremerton Democrat, backs a bill that would allow formerly incarcerated people to work in health care and in-home care jobs. Simmons stands near the King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle on June 1, 2018. (Mike Seigel/The Seattle Times/TNS)
The 2021 legislative session has been memorable for Tarra Simmons.
When Simmons won a seat in the Washington House back in November, she was at home with her family, socially distanced due to COVID-19 an odd, “anticlimactic” way to learn she had been elected, becoming what’s believed to be the first formerly incarcerated person to win a state election in Washington.
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Grantees will bring together thousands of young people from the United States and the Middle East and North Africa for an exciting opportunity to engage with global peers through virtual exchange.
New York
, April 7, 2021
–– Today, the Stevens Initiative announced its support of Game Exchange, implemented by Games for Change. Games for Change is one of 19 grantees to be named a 2021 Stevens Initiative grantee.
“People-to-people exchanges are critical to advancing global peace and understanding,” said Matthew Lussenhop, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. “Through early adoption of virtual exchanges, the Stevens Initiative has elevated technology to foster collaboration between students in the United States and counterparts in the Middle East and North Africa.”
New York Academy of Sciences Receives Stevens Initiative Funding for Program to Virtually Connect Young People Around the World
Newswise New York, NY, April 7, 2021
–– Today, the Stevens Initiative announced its support of the New York Academy of Science’s Junior Academy program. The New York Academy of Sciences is one of 19 grantees named a 2021 Stevens Initiative grantee.
“People-to-people exchanges are critical to advancing global peace and understanding,” said Matthew Lussenhop, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. “Through early adoption of virtual exchanges, the Stevens Initiative has elevated technology to foster collaboration between students in the United States and counterparts in the Middle East and North Africa.”