More than 40 WA legislators make bipartisan plea for developmental disabilities program

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 518

Last Updated: 5 days, 20 hours ago

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A bipartisan group of nearly four dozen Washington lawmakers is urging the state to maintain a program considered vital among parents of children with developmental disabilities.

The Parent to Parent program is threatened as the state faces another year of budget woes. Its future isn’t guaranteed past August, while Washington’s Department of Social and Health services assesses if it should be cut.

In their Monday letter to Gov. Bob Ferguson and Department …

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