We finished our business on time this year, adjourning just before midnight on the 60th day. The most-publicized matter before us was finding a compromise on the supplemental operating budget….
2014 Legislative Report to the 38th District
Friday, April 25
PRINT Associated Press $5M in federal transportation money for landslide Record wet spring for Seattle; 19 inches of rain Avalanche warning for Mount Hood, Mount Rainier Washington loses waiver on…
Process for choosing a President closer to changing
The highly contested 2000 presidential election refocused attention on the way the United States elects its chief executive. George W. Bush won the Electoral College vote, but lost the popular…
New low-income healthcare clinic in Bellevue!
I went to the opening of the new ICHS clinic in Crossroads yesterday. It’s exciting to have this kind of facility here – one that is focused on serving our…
Rep. Ortiz-Self’s report to the 21st Legislative District
Dear neighbors, My first session as a legislator has come to a close and I am very pleased to have hit the ground running in Olympia. I believe I utilized…