Dear Neighbors, A large focus of this legislative session – like most sessions – is education. We have a moral obligation to give Washington students the best future possible and…
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Rep. Pettigrew given “Pioneer” award by digital public schools
Rep. Eric Pettigrew is an education rebel. He’s not aligned with any one group or special interest. He’s a long-time believer in doing what works. “Traditional public schools must provide…
Development notification
Here is a small victory for the neighborhoods overwhelmed with development – the Seattle City Department of Planning and Development recommends implementing some notification requirements for development. This would give…
Telephone Town Hall/Olympia Update
Dear Friends: Greetings from Olympia! A lot has happened since I last wrote. We went through committee cutoffs and House of Origin cutoff. Bills that failed to be passed out…
The Seattle Times: Oil-train safety emerges as hot environmental issue in Olympia
Brian Rosenthal – Staff Writer The fight over coal trains, billed as the Pacific Northwest’s biggest environment debate in decades, is so 2013. The new hot topic is oil transportation….