In my last e-mail to you, I promised a review of where specifically the state has reduced spending, how it has affected average people and what has happened to the efficiency...
I have two pieces of news. The first you may have already heard about: the governor has called the Legislature into a 30-day special session beginning Nov. 28. I’m glad she...
On Thursday, Sept. 15, we received an updated revenue forecast from the state’s chief economist, Arun Raha. The report (which you can read here) was not encouraging. Our state is now...
In the last couple of weeks, I visited with small business owners in Ashford, Graham, Eatonville, McKenna, Rainier, Spanaway and Yelm. I listened as they told me their stories of making...
Traveling the long back roads of our district between communities reminds me of the history of our area, specifically how many of our communities sprang up as the result of the...
The special session ended Wednesday, May 25. I complete this nearly five-month session with some accomplishments, some disappointments, and definitely determination for the future.
Today is the 22nd day of this 30-day special session, and yet very little progress has been made in three weeks. The schedule is controlled by Speaker Frank Chopp and I’m...
You may have heard by now that the governor called the Legislature into a special session. The House and the Senate budget writers are now in negotiations over different plans to...
On Monday, the majority party in the House released their proposal for balancing the $5.1 billion shortfall for the 2011-13 budget. I have several concerns with this proposal...
Today is the 81st day of the 105-day legislative session, and we continue to wait on budget proposals to balance our state’s $5 billion shortfall. In this week’s video update, I...
