Vancouver lawmaker points out ‘thousands of jobs and millions of dollars’ OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire’s John Hancock soon will grace a legislative plan ending months of wrangling over how…
State construction budget gets unanimous House vote
Budget promotes job creation, higher education access OLYMPIA – In the final hours of the special session, lawmakers in the state House of Representatives passed a two-year state construction budget…
Tharinger, Van De Wege announce Grays Harbor projects in state construction budget
Compromise budget passes House unanimously OLYMPIA – In the final hours of the special legislative session, lawmakers in the state House of Representatives passed a two-year state construction budget on…
Rep. Kristine Lytton’s May 24th Legislative Update
Dear friends and neighbors, We are now in the final days of the special session and are heading toward Wednesday’s midnight deadline. We worked through the weekend, passing many bills…
Statement from Rep. Hunter on 2011-13 budget agreement
Statement from Representative Ross Hunter, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, regarding the 2011-13 budget agreement announced today: “This budget was probably the hardest to write in decades. …