Dear friends and neighbors, Last week, I invited you to our mobile office and you showed up in impressive numbers. I asked Spokanites about the issues important to them, and…
Category: Email Updates
Moving Spokane forward
You are invited to our mobile office! Join me on Thursday, July 25 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. for a chance to speak one-on-one with your 3rd District state legislators….
Investing in medical education and Spokane’s future
Friends, On June 7, Governor Inslee and the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine celebrated with us the 20 extra student slots it will receive as a result of…
2019 session bill round-up!
The 2019 legislative session has come to a close, and I am proud to share it was an exceptionally successful one. Every year, I work directly with constituents and stakeholders…
Addressing affordable housing and homelessness
It’s no secret: Washington state is facing an affordable housing and homelessness crisis. No part of our state is unaffected by it. That’s why I’ve been supporting critical housing…
Update from Olympia: Bills close to finish line
Protecting the Affordable Care Act With the passage of SHB 1870, we’re protecting the Affordable Care Act in Washington state, regardless of any rollbacks that occur at the federal level….
Local and statewide investments: House capital budget proposal
House releases 2019-20 capital budget proposal This week, the state House unveiled its capital budget proposal. Often referred to as the “construction budget,” the capital budget funds the construction and…
Thanks for coming to our town hall
Thank you, Spokane, for another successful legislative town hall meeting! We had a great turnout last Saturday at the MAC, and got a lot of really excellent questions from the…
Making health care more affordable
Reminder: I am hosting a legislative town hall at the MAC this Saturday, March 16 together with Rep. Timm Ormsby and Sen. Andy Billig. Hope to see you this weekend!…
Cutoff week for bills, March 16 town hall
Hello from your state capitol, where it’s the last week for House fiscal bills to advance out of fiscal committees in order to remain “alive.” As a member of both…