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Alumni Feature: Mak

Nicole Reyes 12/29/25 Nicole Reyes 12/29/25

Alumni Feature: Mak

Nicole here, your Grassroots Engagement Organizer! I hope you’re enjoying the holidays and end of year celebrations. I’m so excited to share a very special alumni story of one our superstar alums, Makeda Moorman Leahemariam, or as we know her at the Bus, Mak!

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Alumni Feature: Tre

Nicole Reyes 12/17/25 Nicole Reyes 12/17/25

Alumni Feature: Tre

Nicole here, your luminous Grassroot Engagement Officer, sharing a very special alumni story of one our superstar alums, Treveon Parish, or as we know him at the Bus, Tre!

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YOUTH-LED CO-LEARNING SPACE - Join us either in-person at the Bus Office in Seattle or the Central Library in Spokane on April 1st for a session of Bus Underground, a space for youth, by youth, for building leadership and organizing skills.

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BREAKING NEWS: Governor Ferguson signs into law a historic MILLIONAIRES TAX
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so tell me, young one, are you interested in:
✨ building a better washington state that serves ALL of us, not just the wealthy few
✨ joining a youth-led movement organizing our stories, our culture, and our pr

This was a monumental year in the legislature and we have SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT!!

Join The Washington Bus and Balance our Tax Code for a casual happy hour at @stoupbrewing_capitolhill to celebrate progressive revenue wins that will FUND OUR FUTURE!

BUS JOB ALERT! our mighty crew is expanding—we're hiring a Western Washington High School Organizer to drive our High School programming through the Washington Bus and the Washington Bus Education Fund!

if you are excited about building youth

we're looking for an artist 🎨🖌🖼

as we ramp up our work—we want to capture the cultural zeitgeist of our northwest youth communities! we're seeking to contract a digital artist to design fun, youth-focused stickers, t-shirts, and other physi

After a historic debate, the state legislature has decided to choose progress and investment OVER sacrifice and capitulation. SB 6346 now heads to the Governor's Desk for a final signature. Governor Ferguson MUST sign this legislation to defend our s

A YOUTH-LED CO-LEARNING SPACE - Join us virtually on March 11th for Bus Underground, a space for youth, by youth, for building leadership and organizing skills.

We will be:
- Discussing Immigration & Trans Justice: What's on the line for our com

As we speak, a bill designed to roll back a critical revenue source for our state's legacy trust account is advancing in the State Senate. When lawmakers passed this funding expansion last year, they made a promise to the youngest residents of our st

YOUTH-LED CO-LEARNING SPACE - Join us either in-person at the Bus Office in Seattle or the Saranac Building in Spokane on March 4th for a session of Bus Underground, a space for youth, by youth, for building leadership and organizing skills.

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Alexis Tran, an incredible young advocate and youth community leader from Renton urges members of the legislature to pass genuine, transformative revenue that will power investments for youth across our state.

Read her full statement, and then emai

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Join us virtually on February 25th for Bus Underground, a space for youth, by youth, for building leadership and organizing skills.

We will be:
- Discussing interim, the period inbetween legislative sessions
- Findin

A YOUTH-LED CO-LEARNING SPACE - Join us either in-person at the Bus Office in Seattle or the Saranac Building in Spokane on February 18th for an introduction to Bus Underground, a space for youth, by youth, for building leadership and organizing skil

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