“We all need to pay our fair share of taxes, including out-of-state shoppers. To level the playing field, we need to close some of Washington’s tax loopholes. One such loophole…
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Week 16 Update from Rep. Farrell
Dear Friends, I wish I weren’t saying this in June, but here it goes anyways: Greetings from Olympia! As you may have heard, budget negotiations have been tough down here….
Compromise budget plan defends safety net, advances education
“If politics is the art of compromise, then our budget-proposal is a fine art. It’s a fair, commonsense connection of diverse perspectives we need to send legislators home before the…
Rep. Sam Hunt’s Electronic Newsletter – June 3, 2013
Hi. As the special session drags on, we wait for the budget negotiations to come to a conclusion. I get emails chiding us for the special session and saying that…
End the culture of silence about sexual assaults in the military
Originally published in the Seattle Times, May 16, 2013. THE parallels are disturbing: a cloistered culture, intentional efforts to prevent public scrutiny and powerless victims compelled to stay silent. We…