Democratic lawmakers roll out spending plans for climate change, homelessness Democratic caucuses in the House and Senate rolled out separate spending plans that include hundreds of millions of dollars to…
House Hot Sheet: Week 7
Appropriations – 2/24/2020 3:30 PM House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Building Olympia, WA Public Hearing HB 2325– Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. *The hearing will be…
Transportation budget protects vulnerable, restarts paused projects
OLYMPIA—The budget proposed by House Transportation Committee Chair Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma) addresses the $453 million shortfall in revenue caused by the passage of Initiative 976. “We are committed to…
Putting people first: House Democrats release supplemental budget proposal focused on housing, child care, health care
OLYMPIA – House Democrats rolled out their supplemental operating budget proposal for the 2019-21 biennium today, which makes adjustments to the two-year budget lawmakers approved last year. It focuses on…
House construction budget invests $100 million in affordable housing
OLYMPIA—To tackle the state’s crisis in homelessness and affordable housing, House Democrats are proposing a massive $100 million investment focused on getting people off the streets and into permanent housing….