Representative Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) has been appointed to the boards of two special legislative committees that help facilitate transparency and accountability in legislative budget processes and boost economic development in…
Shutdown Averted Good afternoon! Today is the start of the new fiscal year, and I am pleased to be able to say that the Governor signed the 2013-2015 operating budget…
Special Session Concludes Yesterday marked the 30th and final day of the special session, and unfortunately the House and Senate priorities remain too far apart to finalize a budget. House Democrats passed…
On Tuesday, Representative Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) and a group of elected officials, law enforcement officers and health experts took a tour of the Spokane Regional Health District’s bioterrorism lab, which…
Spokane elected officials, law enforcement officers and health experts gathered on Tuesday to speak on the role of Spokane Regional Health District’s (SHRD) bioterrorism laboratory during the recent ricin threat…
On Tuesday Governor Inslee signed a bipartisan bill to increase transparency in state government by making information on the capital and transportation budgets more easily accessible online. The legislation, House…
Governor Inslee has signed legislation that will allow Washington’s four year public colleges and universities to establish student advisory committees. The student advisory committees were a top priority for both Representative…
The Session in Review As the iconic cherry blossoms give way to green, the legislative session has come to a close. Sunday, April 28, marked the final day of the…
Both chambers of the Washington state legislature passed a transportation budget for the 2013-15 biennium today. The $8.4 billion budget passed on bipartisan votes of 46-1 in the Senate and…
Last week the Chase Youth Foundation announced that Representative Marcus Riccelli had been selected as one of their 2013 Champion of Youth award winners. The annual awards, which are divided…
