News

• Update on budgets and ferries–and two invitations for you! | March 25, 2025

    Dear neighbors,  It’s always refreshing to hear directly from you—your questions, your dreams, and the problems you see every day with your ideas to address those concerns.  Thank you to… READ MORE

• Capitol Ideas podcast! | March 17, 2025

  Had a wonderful conversation with Dan Frizzell on the Capitol Ideas podcast. We chatted about what’s happening in Olympia, how we can help working families, growing up in the 26th… READ MORE

• You’re invited! I hope to see you at the roundtables in Gig Harbor and Fox Island this weekend! | March 13, 2025

  Dear neighbors, I’m hosting a series of roundtable discussions around the 26th District on different issues. This weekend, I’ll be in Gig Harbor for a dialogue about economic development and… READ MORE

• Richards bill to streamline transportation permitting passes House | March 11, 2025

  OLYMPIA – Too many projects get stalled thanks to regulatory requirements, putting communities at risk when those projects are not completed timely and in a cost-effective way. On Monday the… READ MORE

• Rep. Adison Richards passes first bill, delivers for working families | March 6, 2025

  OLYMPIA – Rep. Adison Richards’ first bill off the house floor corrects a decades long inequity in our state’s workers’ compensation system. House Bill 1788 adjusts the time-loss rate, paid… READ MORE

• You’re invited! I hope to see you at the roundtable on housing | February 25, 2025

  Dear neighbors, The housing crisis affects all of us, and nobody has all the answers. But if we listen to each other with respect, and work together, we can make… READ MORE

• Real solutions require listening to each other and working together | February 17, 2025

  Dear neighbors,  Lawmakers meet for 105 straight days during the winter of odd-numbered years.   The historic reason behind that is Washington state has always had part-time citizen lawmakers, and many… READ MORE

• Cost of living, public safety, and making government services more efficient | January 17, 2025

  Dear neighbors,  Last year, folks across the district talked to me about the same big issues: the cost of living, public safety, and making government services more efficient and effective. … READ MORE