We are back at work in Olympia today. It was certainly not my plan to still be here but, unfortunately, our education budget has yet to be approved. Governor Inslee made it clear in his…
Rep. Roberts e-newsletter for June 13, 2013
Category: Blog
Cut tax preferences for Oregon shoppers and send that money to Washington students
“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…
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…