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I'm not sure if you watch the Winter Olympics or not. Our current place in this 60-day session reminds me a lot of our Olympic downhill alpine ski athletes. They get...
We've passed the midway point of this short, fast-paced session. Policy cutoff was Friday, Feb. 2, meaning any policy-related bill without a fiscal impact had to move forward out of their...
Frustration continues to grow on the outrageous prices of your car-tab fees due to the phenomenal price tag of ST3. I receive constant complaints on what we are doing in Olympia...
We have completed week two of the 2018 legislative session. After work remained unfinished last session on a comprehensive, long-term Hirst solution, and the 2017-19 capital budget, we can finally check...
We are back in Olympia for the fast-paced, vicious race of the 2018 legislative session. And, let me tell you, this is going to be a bad year! The majority party...
When I came to Olympia, I made this promise to you – I would never support a massive tax increase in our state's spending plan that wasn't brought forward to you,...
We have completed the first week of our 30-day special session. The pace has slowed down in Olympia, as the main focus lies in the hands of budget negotiators to reach agreement...
We have reached the end of our 105-day session. We await the final gavel indicating Sine Die. Sine Die is a Latin term meaning 'without a day.' This is the adjournment...
We are just nine days away from the close of the 2017 regular legislative session. House floor action was center stage this week. Our agenda was filled with House floor action voting...
We are at the tail end of Week 13 of our 15-week regular session. On the agenda this week – the House transportation and capital budgets. Voting on the transportation budget...