WASHINGTON STATE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
OLYMPIA – When the 2011 legislative session begins Monday, January 10, the gavel for the House committee that oversees the budgets of many state agencies and programs will be handed…
Earlier this week the House Democrats voted to make me chairman of the Ways and Means committee in the House, responsible for tax policy and crafting the biennial budget. I’m…
OLYMPIA – The House Democratic Caucus met in Olympia today and selected a number of leaders for the next Legislature. Frank Chopp (Seattle) was unanimously re-elected as House Speaker-designate. Pat…
This weekend the Legislature met in a special session to address the budget shortfall. Unlike what you’ve heard in the press, we can’t all arrive in Olympia, figure out what…
No, perhaps it won’t quite be open season on sacred cows. But yes, most everything is on the table when the 2011 Legislature convenes next month. Olympia must continue standing…