Session’s coming up, so lawmakers want the lowdown on citizen thoughts OLYMPIA – Clark County folks are invited to join three Vancouver lawmakers for a Town Hall meeting Saturday morning,…
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The Olympian: Rep.-elect Reykdal lands No. 2 spot on labor panel
Democrat Chris Reykdal of Tumwater is poised to start his legislative career as a committee vice chairman. More exactly: he’ll be vice chair of the House Labor and Workforce Development…
Snohomish County legislator will continue as transportation leader in the House
OLYMPIA – House Democrats have picked Rep. Marko Liias to continue serving as vice chair of the Transportation Committee. The Snohomish County legislator was first named to the transportation leadership…
Salaries of elected officials would be cut under Liias bill
OLYMPIA – While it won’t put much of a dent in the upcoming budget shortfall, Rep. Marko Liias believes lawmakers and statewide elected officials should do their part and accept…
Statement from House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan on the Governor’s 2011-13 operating budget proposal:
“We will be carefully considering this proposal in the days and weeks to come. But any of the choices we make will have a serious negative impact on the social…