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…
State’s economy keeps getting stronger
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…
Water champion vows renewed focus on healthy ecosystem
Make no mistake: State Rep. John McCoy is no stranger to water wrangles. McCoy is already vice chair of the House Environment Committee and he’s dealt with all of the…