Three years ago, Frank Blair received the knock on the door that is every parent’s worst nightmare. His 24-year-old daughter, Sheena, had been killed by a drunk driver. Since that…
House approves DUI reform
We have a budget!
The state budget agreed to by the Legislature today delivers for 1 million kids in public schools, middle-class college students struggling to pay tuition bills, 300,000 Washingtonians now without health…
Deal reached on operating budget
Statements from House budget leaders on the 2013-15 operating budget agreement House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan: “I am very pleased we have a budget agreement that takes a good first…
Magnuson Park radioactive-contamination cleanup: Time for public comments extended, public meeting planned
The public-comment period has been extended to July 26 for comments on the cleanup of Magnuson Park radioactive contamination, as requested by state Rep. Gerry Pollet and the citizens’ group,…
Statement from Reps. Sam Hunt and Luis Moscoso on the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling
Washington Voting Rights Act sponsors, Rep. Sam Hunt (D-Olympia), who chairs the House Government Operations and Elections Committee, and Rep. Luis Moscoso (D-Mountlake Terrace) released the following statement in response…