Rep. Sharon Wylie (D-Vancouver) responds to constituent emails on the payday lending bill (SB 5899) and on the barrel tax included in the oil train safety bill passed on Friday,…
Ask Sharon 6: Payday Lending & Barrel Tax
Rep. Mike Sells’ e-Newsletter – Lack of agreement takes us into special session
A budget is a value statement As you know, we are headed to a special session and it’s not because we couldn’t get our job done, it’s because Senate Republicans…
Farrell’s Oil Transportation Safety Act passes legislature
OLYMPIA – Today the Oil Transportation Safety Act cleared its last legislative hurdle when HB 1449, sponsored by Rep. Jessyn Farrell, was voted out of the House with a 95-1…
Our Budget Works For Everyone, Not Just The Wealthy Few
A lot of talk has been going on about what will happen with the budget. I’m sorry to say the Senate Republicans have refused our efforts to negotiate and have…
Moving Forward: An Update from Rep. McBride on the Budget and More
Hello from Olympia! What an incredible adventure this first legislative session has been. I had the opportunity to work with new colleagues, community and business leaders to be an effective…