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Billions in new schools, colleges and parks are at stake

Should Washington allocate $1 billion for new public school construction and $800 million for colleges and universities, or should we put all those construction projects on hold? That seems like... READ MORE

Stanford and Springer issue statements on Hirst impasse

OLYMPIA— After months of negotiations ended with no solution to address the contentious issue of water rights and rural development in response to the Supreme Court ruling known as the... READ MORE

Reps. Larry Springer and Roger Goodman to host legislative town hall March 11

News Advisory 45th-district lawmakers slate legislative town hall WHO:             State Reps. Larry Springer and Roger Goodman WHAT:          Legislative town hall WHEN:          12 noon – 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March... READ MORE

MEDIA ADVISORY: Telephone town hall with Reps. Springer and Goodman

Who: State Reps. Roger Goodman and Larry Springer (45th Legislative District). What: Legislative telephone town hall meeting. When: 6 – 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 8. Why: To share the news... READ MORE

Aircraft repair industry could receive tax breaks in exchange for family wage jobs

OLYMPIA – In an effort to attract aircraft repair and maintenance companies to Washington, the state House today approved legislation to extend tax exemptions for new repair facility construction. The... READ MORE

The Latest from Olympia

With 16 days left of session, we are nearing our final policy committee cutoff. This is the deadline for Senate bills to pass out of House Committees and vice versa.... READ MORE

Local governments may be allowed to enter the 21st century

OLYMPIA – In an effort to streamline processes, the state House has approved legislation to allow local governments to use electronic signatures and records. HB 2427, sponsored by Rep. Larry... READ MORE

House approves bill to address teacher shortage crisis

OLYMPIA – The House of Representatives passed another bill aimed at getting more qualified teachers into our classrooms to address the growing teacher crisis in Washington. HB 2573 would ramp... READ MORE

House approves bill to protect educators’ self-evaluations

OLYMPIA – A self-evaluation is an opportunity for honest, sometimes critical, reflection and shouldn’t end up outside of a personnel file. That’s why the state House of Representatives approved HB... READ MORE

Halfway done!

We are halfway done with the 2016 legislative session! We have passed policy cutoff last week and fiscal cutoff last night, which is the final deadline for bills with fiscal... READ MORE