You may have heard stories from your grandparents about how they used to walk 15 miles in the snow—uphill both ways—to get to school. (Eileen remembers these long treks herself!)…
A Message from Marcus – Video Update: Creating Jobs, Building Communities

Hello from Olympia! We’re in the middle of fiscal cut-off week, the deadline for most bills to pass out of their budget committees in order to be considered this legislative…
Rep. Brian Blake’s e-Newsletter for February 26, 2015

Cutoffs The Legislature is already hitting the first cut-off deadlines this session. Bills that have received a public hearing and have been voted out of committee will continue through the…
How many times can you spend the state’s revenue growth?

Republicans say 8 percent revenue growth (about $3 billion “extra”) is enough to fund the budget. Is it? First, factor in costs just to keep doing what we are doing…
Thursday, Feb 26
PRINT Associated Press Official: Mexican man hit by several of Pasco officers’ 17 shots Report: Oregon wolf count up, livestock attack cases down Marijuana to be legal in D.C….