WASHINGTON STATE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
OLYMPIA—Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) introduced five pieces of legislation the first week of the 2019 session, including two key bills to boost the economies of small towns and rural…
OLYMPIA—During the Great Recession, funding ran dry for the state’s tourism board. Now, lawmakers and stakeholders are being appointed to a new statewide tourism authority to boost efforts to bring…
OLYMPIA—Lawmakers and leaders from near and far, including Speaker of the House Frank Chopp and state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, are scheduled to come to Port Angeles on…
Thanks for following along with my series of end-of-session updates. You can view my previous updates here and here. In this issue, I summarize a number of new protections for…
OLYMPIA—The chair of the House Capital Budget Committee released changes (House Bill 2395) to the two-year construction budget that would invest more in public school construction, access to broadband internet…