We’re all in this together. Safe transportation and transit options must be our region’s top priorities for all our communities. Check out this latest newsletter from the Puget Sound Regional…
State’s economy keeps getting stronger
Retails sales hit $26 billion during the first part of 2013, according to the state Department of Revenue. That represents an 8 percent rise from last year. Here’s what the…
Swift and certain punishment for abusers and drunk drivers
Washington state is a national leader in embracing the crime reform known as “swift and certain,” based on a pilot project in Hawaii where parolees were 50 percent less likely…
Join us this weekend for the 36th District Town Hall
Hello friends and neighbors, Join us this weekend for a 36th District Town Hall! Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Representative Reuven Carlyle, and I will be unpacking the final state budget and…
The Education Budget
I’m pleased to report that we were able to add just over a billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in new money to education funding in Washington, or about a 12% increase. This…