On Monday, we received an early revenue forecast to give budget writers a better idea of how much the state is expected to bring in for the current and next biennial...
House Democrats have released their proposal for the 2015-2017 state budget. Their plan would spend $38.9 billion and raise taxes $1.5 billion just in the first two years alone.
We’re starting the tenth week of the legislative session, having passed a Wednesday deadline for House-introduced bills to be voted out of the House. There were some late nights last week...
We're now in the fifth week of session in Olympia. I'd like to take this opportunity to fill you in on some of the legislative repercussions of two initiatives that passed...
Time really does fly -- we're now in the third week of the 2015 legislative session. The big issues we'll deal with this year include the state budget, education funding, and...
This will be my last e-mail update for a while, due to election-year restrictions. My legislative assistant, Sharon, and I will still be available to help you, but if you do...
We’re still a long way from doing everything we should to promote more jobs and economic growth outside of Seattle, but we have made some progress this year.
As we make our way through the fourth week of session in the Legislature, here’s an update on some of the big issues we’re dealing with. If you have any questions...
This month, open enrollment begins for the state's Health Benefit Exchange, which is where individuals and small businesses will be able search for health plans as part of the federal government's...
Though the long nights and back-to-back meetings of sessions are over for now, I have remained busy as your state representative this summer!
