Dear friends and neighbors, It was such a delight to see so many of you at this past weekend’s town hall at Ferndale High School. As I mentioned to you…
Legislative Update: A Recap on Town Hall & My Bills + Working with BC Premier David Eby & More
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Bill extends a tax break to Washington’s dairy, fruit , vegetable and seafood processors
OLYMPIA—Rep. Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) is the granddaughter of a dairy farmer who lived in Sumas. Her father also delivered hay to farmers in Whatcom County. She knows the way of…
Legislative Update: News on My Bills + Community Projects + Town Hall on 3/18
Dear friends and neighbors, Here at the Washington State Legislature, we’ve just finished our 10-day marathon of running bills on the House floor last night; and I’m happy to report…
Legislative Update: News on My Bills to Support Our Youth, the Economy & More
Dear friends and neighbors, In Olympia, we are getting closer and closer to floor action in the House. Debates on bills on the House floor start on Monday, Feb. 27,…
Legislative Update: Saving Lives and Keeping Communities Safe & More
Dear friends and neighbors, We are now nearly slightly more than one-quarter done with this year’s Legislative Session and I’d like to give you an update on what’s been happening…
Coffee chats next week!
Hello! I hope you all have been enjoying the beginnings of spring! Personally, it’s been a joy to see our communities beginning to bloom again with the flowers. Now, I’m…
Thank you
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s the Monday after sine die – which means the Legislature has just wrapped up a 60-day blitz of lawmaking. And let me tell you it…
Investments in our community // Town hall TONIGHT
Dear friends and neighbors, Today we announce some big proposed investments in Whatcom County. The funding for these projects still has to go through the negotiation process between the House…
Legislative updates – starting with aluminum smelter workers
Dear friends and neighbors, Sometimes it is our good work together, that makes the difference. When Intalco closed, I was devastated to see the number of families that lost good…
We still have FIVE bills alive!
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s hard to believe it’s already February! We’re almost halfway through session and I can report that we’ve already considered dozens of bills and significant investments…