Quote of the Day “Are we going to live up to our moral duty as a people, and our constitutional obligation as a state, to ensure for all kids…
The legislative show must go on, even after a 6.8 earthquake

Thirteen years ago last Friday, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the South Puget Sound Region. The 40-second earthquake caused about $1 – $4 billion in property damage. The cleanup effort…
It’s Saturday — do you know where your state rep is?

Well, if your state representative is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, he/she is in House Hearing Room A taking public input on a long list of fiscal bills. …
Rep. Orwall’s E-Newsletter for February 28, 2014

Dear Neighbors, We are less than two weeks away from the end of the 2014 session and the pace here in Olympia reflects that! Both the House and the Senate…
Study: Private liquor sales have hit youth hard

Other shoes are dropping on the 2011 initiative that got Washington state government out of the liquor business. Just under 59 percent of Washington voters approved Initiative 1183 just over…