I’ve been soul searching for weeks following one of the most challenging sessions in memory. My cathartic need is to share with you the back story leading up to the…
Rep. Reykdal’s end-of-session wrap-up
New faces – 64,600 of them
The Evergreen State’s population is on the rise, and so is the rate at which it’s growing. New figures from the Office of Financial Management put the April 2013 population…
Marijuana banking legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Denny Heck
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…
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…