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![A collage of Gov. Jay Inslee's activities in 2022. The governor digs in a shovel at a groundbreaking, participates in an education exercise with medical students, and helps build a tiny home.](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2023-01/221230%25202022%2520Year%2520in%2520Review%25209x16.png?itok=jjDnrx9A)
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.