PRINT Associated Press County blocks media from lawmaker meetings at US Open Problem drinking affects 14% of U.S. adults Columbian Many S.W. Washington lawmakers skipping U.S. Open (Wylie, Cleveland,…
Rep. Sells’ e-Newsletter – Middle ground for state budget

Meet us in the Middle Last week, Senate Republicans released a budget that continued to underfund teacher compensation and held other public employee contracts hostage in exchange for a wish…
Wednesday, June 3
PRINT Associated Press Washington teachers file class-action pension lawsuit State questions whether Shell rig violates constitution State treasurer: Plan to cut tuition could hurt prepaid plan Feds to release…
Rep. Bergquist: Open, honest government, because citizens deserve the truth

As a citizen and a voter, you deserve to know who’s really paying for campaign ads. That’s why I wrote House Bill 2256, which would toughen up the requirements and…
Appleton’s Silver Alert Bill awaits governor’s signature

The headlines out of Olympia these days all seem to be about the budget impasse, but lawmakers came together long enough last week to create a new law that’s almost…