Washington took a big step towards ending the costly war on drugs in 2012 by legalizing the growth, retail, and use of recreational marijuana. Since then, the Liquor Control Board…
Marijuana banking legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Denny Heck
Wylie to work on helping businesses with financing options
Speaker of the House Frank Chopp recently appointed Rep. Sharon Wylie to the Washington Economic Development Finance Authority (WEDFA), an independent agency within the executive branch of state government. WEDFA,…
Health care reform in less than seven minutes
We’ve already enjoyed big improvements to our health care system courtesy of the federal Affordable Care Act: The ACA removed caps on lifetime benefits – protecting Washington families from losing…
Rep. Sawyer picked to help kids with disabilities
With a boost from House Speaker Frank Chopp, state Rep. David Sawyer of Tacoma is in line to help provide intervention and services to better the lives of infants and…
Rep. Reykdal’s Top 10 lessons from the 2013 Legislature
I was in the state House of Representatives and not school from mid-January to late June, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t learn a few things during the interminable legislative…