Nearing the End Last Wednesday marked the final day for the House to pass Senate bills, and for the Senate to pass legislation from the House. I was pleased that…
Building a solid foundation: Legislative and infrastructure updates
Rep. Sawyer bill to rescue children wins legislative approval
OLYMPIA – Rep. David Sawyer’s bill to rescue sexually abused and exploited children moves on to the governor with a final 95-0 vote in the House today. Sawyer’s House Bill 1281…
Seattle Times Editorial: Legislature needs to pass oil-train safety bill
Legislature needs to pass oil-train safety bill Originally published April 17, 2015 at 5:00 pm Updated April 17, 2015 at 4:58 pm The commendable progress lawmakers already have made suggests…
House and Senate Budget Differences on K12
I’ll be posting a handful of high-level summaries of budget differences with the Senate over the next few days. As usual, K12 is my first post in this sequence. House…
Monday, April 20
PRINT Associated Press Tribes urge restart of background checks in child placement (McCoy) After Oso landslide, Inslee signs bill to improve mapping of areas at risk Gov. Inslee expands…