Dear friends and neighbors, The House and Senate have now released their operating budget proposals for the 2015-17 biennium. As we move into the budget negotiations between the chambers, I…
Every budget is about people

Dear friends and neighbors, The House and Senate have now released their operating budget proposals for the 2015-17 biennium. As we move into the budget negotiations between the chambers, I…
Every child deserves a chance. That’s what I believe, and that’s what our state constitution says. It’s the paramount duty of the state to provide every child with a basic…
Last week the House Democrats laid out our plan for the 2015-17 operating budget. The proposal makes important investments in K-12 education, early learning, foster care programs, mental health funding,…
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’ve made it to Week 12! Last Friday, Representatives Ross Hunter and Reuven Carlyle released the 2015-17 House Operating Budget. I support this budget because it…
OLYMPIA – A bill to increase the statewide minimum wage to $12/hour in four years was not brought up for a vote in the Republican-controlled Senate Committee on Commerce &…