Your End-of-Session Report from Rep. Strom Peterson
While a 176 day session may be the longest session in history and a record we didn’t want to set, we were here for a reason — unprecedented investments in…
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Rep. Hunt earns the first ever “Gabrielle Giffords Award for Civility in State Government”
By Michael Konopasek SEATTLE — Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, are in Seattle encouraging lawmakers to reach across the political aisle and work…
Tuesday, August 4
PRINT Associated Press Wash. governor praises Obama’s plan to cut emissions Prosecutor misconduct blamed in many reversed cases in Pierce County EPA: Withhold permit for oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver…
Monday, August 3
PRINT Associated Press State senators question deal limiting shoreline development Gas tax increases by 7 cents in Washington state (Clibborn) Obama to require steeper emissions cuts from U.S. power…
Capital and Transportation Budgets Update from Rep. Senn
Last week I updated you on the operating budget, which made strong investments in education and our social safety net (If you missed last week’s e-newsletter, read it here.). The…