Dear friends and neighbors, Fall is officially here as of tomorrow, but we’ve been bidding summer goodbye all week with the return of cooler temperatures and the arrival of (much-needed)…
September update from Rep. Laurie Jinkins
Tag: capital budget
Billions in new schools, colleges and parks are at stake
Should Washington allocate $1 billion for new public school construction and $800 million for colleges and universities, or should we put all those construction projects on hold? That seems like…
Rep. Bergquist’s Legislative Update: Teacher Certification / Paraeducator Training / Capital Budget / I-405 Tolls / Sound Transit
On June 30, we passed the operating budget and thus avoided a government shutdown, but we didn’t adjourn because the construction budget was still pending. It’s disappointing that we did…
4-corner agreement reached on state’s capital budget
OLYMPIA – Negotiators representing all four legislative caucuses reached an agreement on Tuesday evening on a proposed $4 billion capital budget, which funds construction projects for schools, colleges, parks,…
Rep. Valdez e-Newsletter: Paid Family Leave / Operating Budget & Education Funding / Capital Budget
Dear friends, I was appointed to fill the 46th Legislative District seat vacated by former Rep. Jessyn Farrell last month. You can read about my appointment, as well as my…