Who: State Rep. Cyrus Habib, D-Kirkland (48th Legislative District) What: Telephone town hall When: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 Where: 48th Legislative District Why: To talk live with…
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Speaker Chopp is open government champion

Speaker of the House Frank Chopp was given the Washington Coalition for Open Government‘s highest award Tuesday evening. The Ballard Thompson Award is given to the state legislator who demonstrated…
Session update from Olympia!

Dear friends and neighbors, Greetings from Olympia! We’re already one-quarter of the way through this legislative session, since two weeks have quickly passed. Thank you to all who have e-mailed,…
Mr. Schwartz goes to Olympia

Do you need a fancy suit or law degree to make a difference in Olympia? Nope and nope. Citizen-activists make a difference here every day. Take Jeff Schwartz — a…
Liias, Fain, Pettigrew and Manweller introduce bipartisan technology R&D incentives renewal

Sen. Marko Liias, D-Mukilteo, Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle, and Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, introduced legislation in their respective chambers that would renew and extend research and…