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Election-year restrictions are in effect
Dear Friends, Beginning on July 1, election-year restrictions on my external communications are going into effect. Those election-year restrictions include keeping in-touch on my website. This page won’t be updated for…
Learning the Ropes: Rep. Monica Stonier returns to Capitol Ideas to talk about moving from the classroom to the Capitol.

Rep. Monica Stonier (D-Vancouver) talked with Capitol Ideas a few days before being sworn in as a brand-new state lawmaker, after more than a decade as a classroom teacher and…
WA: Top scores in personal income growth, innovation, and quality of life

Personal income in Washington topped the list in the first quarter of 2014, ahead of the nation’s 0.8 percent gain, says a report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis…
Lawmakers call for ‘major overhaul’ of ferry management to restore public trust

Reps. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, and Norma Smith, R-Clinton, both from heavily ferry-dependent legislative districts, released the following statement today in response to: Misinformation from Washington State Ferries (WSF) to…