The 2025 session adjourned on Sunday, April 27th. In this final episode of The Speaker’s Scoop (until next January), Speaker Laurie Jinkins looks back on what she calls the most…
49th District Wins in State 2025-27 Biennial Budget
OLYMPIA – Legislators in Olympia passed the biennial 2025-27 budget this session with a focus on education, housing, and supporting critical services like healthcare. “Every year we come to Olympia…
State construction budget includes $329 million in local projects
OLYMPIA—The new $7.5 billion capital budget passed by the House and Senate invests in housing, public schools, tribes, parks, early learning, and other vital infrastructure. “This capital budget will…
Tuesday, May 6
WA lawmakers approve $1.1B for salmon habitat restoration Another billion dollars of highway construction to restore salmon habitat will likely be coming to Western Washington over the next six years….
Bipartisan transportation budget brings projects to the 24th District
OLYMPIA—The new transportation budget includes $15.6 billion in projects and improvements to the state’s network of highways, ferries, trains, buses and other alternatives. “In a difficult budget year, we stuck…