The following remarks were made on February 25, 2016 in support of an amendment to the House Supplemental Operating Budget. Amendment 826 provides $250,000 to Western Washington University for the endowment…
Rep. Senn’s floor statement on Holocaust
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Families are the focus of House budget proposal
OLYMPIA – House Democrats unveiled their 2015-17 supplemental operating budget plan on Monday – a budget that will invest $467 million to meet critical needs of the state like addressing…
McCleary Phase II
My colleague, Rep. Ross Hunter, has an excellent summary of the challenges facing the state in the coming months regarding teacher compensation and local levy reform. This will be the…
McCleary Phase II
The Legislature has made significant progress toward fully funding basic education. In the last three years, we’ve reduced K-3 class sizes, funded all-day kindergarten, and provided kids adequate materials and…
2015 session report for the 28th District
The legislative session ran the longest in state history and resulted in a final, bipartisan budget that makes meaningful investments in education, mental health, and transportation. Because of the improved…