OLYMPIA – After weeks of negotiations, the House Transportation committee moved out a proposal by Rep. Jeff Morris (D – Mount Vernon) that shakes up the Washington Ferry System. Morris…
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21st District lawmakers to hold town hall meeting March 12
OLYMPIA – State lawmakers from the 21st District invite you to attend a town hall meeting Saturday, March 12 in Mukilteo. The 21st District includes the communities of Edmonds, Mukilteo,…
Tax breaks need scrutiny
The following is a guest editorial by Rep. Andy Billig that was published in the Spokesman Review on 2/19/2011 For someone who has spent the past 18 years running the…
Seattle Times endorses Dickerson proposal to legalize and regulate cannabis
OLYMPIA—The Seattle Times, the newspaper with the largest circulation in Washington and the Pacific Northwest, has endorsed Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson’s proposal to legalize and regulate the production, distribution and…
Supplemental Budget Action
Today the House and Senate passed a bipartisan supplemental budget bill that sets us up to finish the 2010 fiscal year (ending in June 2011) in the black. In December…