Vashon’s three state lawmakers held a forum at Vashon High School Thursday night where they shared concerns about aging ferries and the state’s dire budget situation while urging islanders to support significant tax reform to address Washington’s financial woes.

They also sounded similar notes about the Trump administration, decrying federal policies that they said are proving deeply harmful to low-income people, immigrants and a clean-energy future.

“We know we’re facing unprecedented times right now because of the person in the White House,” Sen. Emily Alvarado, a Democrat, told the audience, noting that earlier that day the Trump administration announced huge funding cuts to people experiencing homelessness. “We’re working to figure out how we protect our people here in Washington as

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