The founders of Washington state wanted part-time lawmakers instead of full-time politicians, so they set up the House and Senate to only meet during the winter, and to have citizen-lawmakers…
Scenes from opening day
The gavel has fallen in the House of Representatives and the 63rd Washington State Legislature is underway. State Representative Jamie Pedersen, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, wasted no time…
Rep. Roberts talks working families
Over the summer, State Representative Mary Helen Roberts traveled to Denver to attend the National Conference of State Legislature’s Opportunities for Working Families Leadership Forum. During the forum, four legislators…
Full House elects Orwall Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore
A few weeks ago, Rep. Tina Orwall was selected Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore-designate by her fellow Democratic Caucus. As required by House rules, she was officially confirmed Deputy Speaker Pro…
Freshman state Rep. Riccelli sworn in, focused on bipartisan budget solutions
The newest state representative from the 3rd Legislative District has been officially sworn in and is ready to get to work on finding bipartisan solutions to balancing the state budget. …