As upfront and straightforward as can be, our values are manifested in the 2011-2013 supplemental operating and capital budgets. Our line in the sand, our so-called go-home position exists in…
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House plans to move budget-related bills forward this week
The House is moving forward Wednesday with a short list of bills that will be necessary to implement (NTIB) the supplemental operating budget. Although an agreement on the final budget…
Historic child welfare reforms signed into law
OLYMPIA – Three separate measures that give child welfare caseworkers new and better tools to help the state’s most troubled families were signed into law today. Together, these reforms allow…
State Rep. Jim Moeller’s statements on his bill creating new accounts for the Washington State School for the Blind and for the Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss
Although House Bill 2757 might at first glance seem a relatively small measure, don’t let that first glance fool you. In fact, this legislation signed into law by the governor…
Stiffer penalties for drunk drivers approved by governor
OLYMPIA — The penalties for driving drunk in Washington just got tougher now that Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed House Bill 2216 into law. The measure, sponsored by Representative Christopher…