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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Washington’s schoolkids to benefit from nursing supervision bill
OLYMPIA – Improving the health of Washington’s schoolchildren was the driving concern behind the state House’s approval today of legislation concerning the supervision of school nurses. HB 1790, sponsored by...