WASHINGTON STATE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
OLYMPIA – The final budget agreed by the Legislature today enacts major priorities in the district pushed by Representative Steve Tharinger (D-Dungeness) including a reduced tuition rate for statewide universities…
We as Democrats are working hard during these budget negotiations to provide dependable funding for the basic needs of the state for today and the future. Gimmicks, smoke and mirrors…
The Special Session Begins We started the special session this week with actually a fair amount of work getting done. The major discussion around the biennial budget is still…
OLYMPIA – Focusing on improving health care access and long term care planning for our aging generation, Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Dungeness, sponsored legislation that addresses the health care system in…
The Budgets Are Out! I have had very busy week in the Appropriations and Finance committees, both which I serve on, considering bills that affect our state budget. I…