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…
Rep. Brian Blake’s e-Newsletter for February 26, 2015
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….
Rep. Derek Stanford statement on Humane Society lobby day
A message from Rep. Derek Stanford: “Yesterday I had the privilege to spend my afternoon with the Humane Society during their lobby day. “Reducing cruelty to animals is not just…
Ask Tina 3: Breakfast after the Bell & investments in higher education
Watch Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines) respond to constituent emails on Breakfast After the Bell (House Bill 1295), and on investments in higher education: not increasing tuition and supporting State…