House and Senate members were back at the Capitol this week for the second round of Committee Assembly days. These past two days provided lawmakers a great opportunity to meet in...
Last week, lawmakers returned to Olympia to meet in their respective committees and discuss the most pressing issues facing our state. These two days—known as Committee Assembly Days—are always critical in...
From day one of this year's 105-day legislative session, House Republicans fought hard against the Democrats' harmful policy proposals. Although we were outnumbered 57-41, we won every major floor fight and...
I wanted to share my weekly video update, recorded earlier today as Democrats on the House Finance Committee were voting to approve more than $4 billion in new tax increases over...
After weeks of speculation about just how much new tax revenue House Democrats would demand from Washington taxpayers in order to fund their 2019-21 operating budget proposal, we now have an...
We reached an important session deadline last week, House of Origin cutoff. Unless deemed necessary to implement the budget, all bills that did not advance out of the chamber in which...
In my most recent video update, recorded this past Friday, I ended my remarks by urging viewers to get involved in the legislative process. However, I realize that can be a...
If you want proof of how everyday Washingtonians can have a major impact when they get involved in the legislative process, look no further than what happened here at the Capitol...
We are now in the second week of this 105-day legislative session. For a quick recap of week one, I encourage you to watch my video update below. I'll be recording...
I wanted to provide a link to the 2018 legislative update I co-authored with my seatmate, Rep. Andrew Barkis. It will be hitting mailboxes soon, but you can read it now...
