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...
We are better together
If you’ve visited a lawmaker’s office, you’ve probably seen family photos on the desk and awards on the wall from various community groups. It’s nice to get recognized, and even...
Springer bill to increase affordable housing becomes law
OLYMPIA – This weekend, after a long legislative session Gov. Inslee signed House Bill 1223, sponsored by Rep. Larry Springer, D-Kirkland, that will increase affordable housing near transit in King...
Gov. Inslee signs Springer bill to help students
OLYMPIA – Rep. Larry Springer, D-Kirkland knows good wine and good public policy. And also he knows that in order to make good wine, or good beer or good spirits...
Statement from Rep. Larry Springer on the House Democratic Budget Proposal
“This budget is good for children, good for families, and good for our economy. It’s responsible and meets our funding obligations. If we do not make investments we cannot get...