Washington Senate’s budget-writing panel gets a new leader Sen. June Robinson, an Everett Democrat, was named Thursday as the new chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, the budget-writing…
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Leader Billig, Speaker Jinkins call for non-partisan process for VRA-compliant legislative district in Yakima Valley
Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) and Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) offered the following statement on their decision not to meet in special session to reconvene the…
Cortes Appointed to WA Tourism Marketing Authority
OLYMPIA – Rep. Julio Cortes, D-Everett, has been appointed to the Washington Tourism Marketing Authority’s (WTMA) Board of Directors by Speaker of the House, Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma. Tourism remains the…
Rep. Wylie, Clark County Delegation fight to keep Larch Correctional Center open
VANCOUVER – Rep. Sharon Wylie (D-Vancouver) joined her colleagues representing Clark County districts in the Legislature to keep the Larch Correctional Center (LCC) from closure, sending a letter a to Governor…
Senn Appointed by House Speaker to Joint Committee on Behavioral Health
OLYMPIA – Recognized as a champion for mental health and youth well-being, Representative Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island) has been appointed to the Washington State Joint Legislative and Executive Committee on…