Dear Neighbors, This weekend I will be in the district to meet with you. Please join me, Rep. Luis Moscoso, and Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe on Saturday, March…
House Democrats maintain focus on budget, key priorities
OLYMPIA – Though budget discussions dominated the first half of the session, legislators in the state House passed several key measures that balance our near-term economic challenges with long-term priorities…
Tougher penalties for first-time DUIs written in Kirby’s amendment
Lawmaker wants ‘to attack this problem right at the very beginning’ OLYMPIA – The House of Representatives this afternoon unanimously approved a bill (House Bill 1789) seeking tougher anti-DUI laws,…
Rep. Chris Reykdal’s March 7 Legislative Update: Evergreen Legacy & Workers Protections
Today, the Legislature will reach the house-of-origin cutoff, which means that all non-budget bills have to be sent to the Senate or declared dead for the year. We have been…
Rep. Troy Kelley cracks down on illegal Internet lending fraud
House passes a measure to strengthen consumer protection OLYMPIA – In an effort to protect consumers statewide, Rep. Troy Kelley (D – Tacoma) introduced a measure to prevent out-of-state…