This week the Washington State Redistricting Commission adopted a plan to redraw lines for legislative and congressional districts. Here is the final legislative map unanimously adopted by the bipartisan commission after...
In the first week of the special session, we held several hearings on the governor’s budget proposal in the House Ways and Means Committee. Many have said it does not adequately...
Today, the governor introduced her proposal for a supplemental budget and various tax and fee increases. You can read more about those here. As many of you know, the governor has...
I hope you are enjoying the summer. I just returned from a memorable trip with my children to Louisiana, where I grew up. The 2011 legislative session ended May 25, after...
We are now in the 23rd day of the special session. The purpose of this special session is to adopt a budget for the coming biennium. If the Legislature fails to...
The regular legislative session adjourned Friday, April 22, however the governor called a special session April 26. The Constitution allows a special session to last 30 days. Budget writers in the...
I want to thank all of you who participated in the telephone town hall with me and Rep. David Taylor last Monday. We had involvement from people around the district and...
I want to invite you to join me and Rep. David Taylor for a telephone town hall conversation next week. This is an opportunity for you to ask us questions, share...
Now that the Legislature is past the committee cutoff, the House is spending the majority of its time on the floor of the House, debating and voting on various proposals. Monday,...
This is the sixth week of the 2011 session. The next two weeks the House and Senate will be continuing to hold public hearings on proposals in the respective chambers. Any...
