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Today the Legislature will adjourn sine die to close the 105-day 2011 session. The trouble is that the Legislature is nowhere near completing its work on the 2011-2013 operating budget. I...
Last Saturday the House passed the Democrats' operating budget proposal, which I opposed. As I wrote in last week's letter, the House budget continues our state's long pattern of unsustainable budgeting;...
This week in Olympia the House majority party finally unveiled its state operating budget proposal. My party, led by Rep. Gary Alexander, proposed an alternative budget solution. You can find the...
On March 5, the Senate passed strong, bipartisan workers' compensation reform, Senate Bill 5566, by a vote of 34-15. Senate Bill 5566 provides injured workers with a voluntary settlement option and...
Today the House passed Senate Bill 5124 mandating mail-in voting in every county in the state. Under current law, counties are allowed to choose whether to operate polls, and Pierce County...
The revenue forecast of March 17 contains bad news: the state's budget shortfall for the next biennium is almost $700 million deeper than originally expected. That means the Legislature must make...
We are two months into this year's legislative session. Bills that originated in the House and Senate have passed or died in their respective chambers, and committee work has resumed in...
I spent the week on the House floor voting on hundreds of bills. The deadline to pass bills that originate in the House of Representatives is Monday, March 7 at 5...
Seven weeks into the legislation session, I wanted to update you on my two highest transportation priorities: replacing the Meridian Street/SR 161 Bridge over the Puyallup River, and completing Highway 167...
Today the House and Senate passed a supplemental operating budget, House Bill 1086, to try and close the books on the remainder of the fiscal year by addressing the near $600...
