Fair’s fair: Rental-car companies should face the same obligation as the rest of us when it comes to paying their traffic tickets. State Rep. Gerry Pollet plans to introduce a…
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Meet with your 46th District legislators Town Hall Meeting – November 12th
Meet with your 46th District legislators Town Hall Meeting – November 12th Town Hall North Seattle Community College, Cafeteria 9600 College Way N, Seattle The doors will…
Lawmaker answers state high court’s ‘executive privilege’ ruling
Citizens and the press would be guaranteed access to public records from the governor’s office, under an amendment to the Washington Constitution that state Rep. Gerry Pollet will propose in…
College students name Pollet ‘Legislator of the Year’
The Washington Student Association (WSA) has honored state Rep. Gerry Pollet with its “Legislator of the Year Award” for 2013. Pollet was hailed for his work toward lifting Washington out…
New law culls gouging tow-truck drivers
“There ought to be a law!” A popular refrain you might recall hearing a time or two. Perhaps you’ve even uttered it yourself? Consider the following true-life, fairly recent vignette….
Magnuson Park radioactive-contamination: Will Navy change its plan to leave it?
Plans for cleaning up the radioactive-contamination at Magnuson Park will be the center of citizen attention in a Thursday night, July 18, public hearing. The meeting will get going at…
Pollet: Help on way for overcrowded Northeast Seattle schools
“Washington’s updated capital budget includes much-needed funds to help ease severe overcrowding in Northeast Seattle schools,” state Rep. Gerry Pollet said today about the 2013-2015 biennial-construction budget passed in the…
Pollet praises new budget reflecting work done to avert tuition hikes for first time in years
“Call it a decent first step both toward meeting our children’s constitutional right to lower class sizes — and toward improving funding for schools, in general,” observed state Rep. Gerry…
Magnuson Park radioactive-contamination cleanup: Time for public comments extended, public meeting planned
The public-comment period has been extended to July 26 for comments on the cleanup of Magnuson Park radioactive contamination, as requested by state Rep. Gerry Pollet and the citizens’ group,…
Lawmaker hailed by UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate
State Rep. Gerry Pollet has worked diligently — both to help citizens fund pursuit of appropriate graduate degrees for public-service careers, and to help improve the way Washington appropriates funding…