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Wednesday was the cutoff to pass bills out of their “House of origin.” In other words, it was the deadline for House policy bills to be sent over to the Senate...
As mentioned in a previous “Letter from Olympia,” House Transportation Chair Judy Clibborn recently introduced a $10 billion transportation tax package. I am opposed to that plan as long as it...
I am very disappointed by yesterday's Washington State Supreme Court ruling in League of Education Voters v. State of Washington. The court ruled that a two-thirds vote requirement to raise taxes...
I am hosting a telephone town hall tonight. I hope you can join me. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and will last one hour. You can join by calling toll-free...
This week the chair of the House Transportation Committee proposed a major transportation revenue package. It includes funding for major road projects, transit and road maintenance and preservation. There is some...
When I speak to school groups I am often asked what a typical day looks like in Olympia. To give you an idea of my committee assignments and issues I'm working...
As week four of the legislative session concludes, I am spending a lot of time working on higher education policy. I want to take this e-mail update to highlight some of...
Week two of the legislative session was full of committee work sessions and constituent meetings. Next week will be busy with bill hearings. I want to highlight one important bill that...
The 2013 legislative session began this week. The Legislature will spend 105 days considering issues like education funding, transportation infrastructure and health care reform implementation. I took the oath of office...
