As we near the end of the first special session with little progress on negotiating an operating budget, I am frustrated at the lack of compromise. Government may be divided…
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Practical New Laws that May Fly Under the Radar

Practical Benefits of Laws We Just Passed Although work continues in Olympia to find a solution to fully fund education, we did pass some important legislation during the regular session. Working across the…
Update on special session in Olympia
Friends and neighbors – My colleagues and I met earlier this month to pass legislation touching on a variety of areas. These were bills the House already passed, but did…
An update on education funding and budget negotiations

It’s been over two weeks since Olympia concluded the regular legislative session and began a special session, which was necessary due to the Legislature’s inability to agree on a final…
Legislative update on special session from Joe and Eileen

Operating budget negotiations slowed by Republican refusal to negotiate The regular legislative session has come and gone, and we are now two and a half weeks into a special session…