Dear friends and neighbors, What a tragic start to the morning! As we all watch the news unfold on the Seattle Center helicopter crash, my thoughts and prayers are with…
The end of the 2014 legislative session
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More electric vehicle charging stations coming to Sea-Tac
These electric vehicle charging stations are a great addition to our network! I supported the bill that ensured Tesla could keep selling electric vehicles in Washington state, in contrast to…
Op-ed: Rep. Sawyer, Sen. Benton make case for homeless in The Olympian newspaper
Homeless funds at risk unless Legislature acts By REP. DAVID SAWYER AND SEN. DON BENTON Special to The Olympian March 7, 2014 In Thurston County, an emergency shelter, two youth…
2014 Supplemental Budget
The House and Senate introduced budgets about two weeks ago that were similar in some ways, but radically different in others. We negotiated and came to a bipartisan solution that…
Lawmakers pass 24-credit HS diploma; NCLB waiver bill dies
Lawmakers pass 24-credit HS diploma; NCLB waiver bill dies. The first in a series of notes on this year’s session. I can no longer write a summary of what happens…