OLYMPIA –Sen. Maralyn Chase and Reps. Ruth Kagi and Cindy Ryu will host a special 32nd District town hall meeting in Lake Forest Park on Saturday, March 12 at the…
32nd District lawmakers to hold town hall meeting
House approves bills to preserve state’s ‘Evergreen Legacy’
OLYMPIA – Protecting Washington’s natural resources now and into the future is the aim of a package of bills that cleared the state House today. Legislators voted on measures to…
Puget Sound Corps would create jobs for veterans, youth
OLYMPIA – A jobs program for unemployed veterans and younger workers, while also cleaning up Puget Sound, cleared the House today. By streamlining the state’s conservation efforts into one program,…
Bill protects local business from card room ban
OLYMPIA – When the owner of the Sidetrack Pub and Eatery in Kent contacted him for help, state Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D – Des Moines) knew that legislation was the…
Rep. Chris Reykdal’s Feb. 28 Legislative Update: The Halfway Point
The 2011 Legislature is halfway done. Cuts to vital services and programs are coming at a time when our tax burden is falling. The second major cutoff for this legislative…