On Monday, Jan. 9, the 2023 legislative session got underway. With the previous two legislative sessions being mostly virtual, it was great to see the public galleries full of friends and...
With the 2022 legislative session behind us, you should have received an extensive legislative session review in your mailboxes from Sen Jim Honeyford, Rep. Jeremie Dufault and I. If you did...
The 2022 legislative session has gone by quickly, as we have just over two weeks left. This week proposals are being unveiled for our three supplemental budgets – operating, transportation and...
We have just completed the third week of the short, 60-day 2022 legislative session. While the session is only two months long, we are working to address a number of important...
Over the last few years, the majority party in Olympia has raised taxes by more than $11.5 billion including a new income tax on capital gains. Washingtonians now have the opportunity to...
I have heard from thousands of you over the last couple weeks regarding the governor's recent decisions to mandate vaccinations for most state employees, health and long-term care workers and more...
The Washington State Legislature's first ever virtual legislative session adjourned April 25 after 105 days. I am serving my twelfth term, and this may have been the most difficult session I...
It is budget time in “virtual” Olympia. We have less than a week left in the legislative session. Both the House and Senate have passed their versions of our three state...
I have good news to report in this email update. We have moved to Phase 3 since my last update, and last week the state revenue forecast was very positive. However,...
We are over one-third of the way through the legislative session. On Monday, we reached the first major policy cutoff date, the house of origin “policy cutoff.” That means policy bills...
