Email Updates

I hope you are getting a chance to enjoy a little March Madness with the NCAA Basketball Tournament. In Olympia, things seem to be just as maddening. Economic revenue forecast... ...

On Thursday, March 17, the state’s chief economist provided us with a revenue forecast for what the state is expected to bring in for the next few years. This reduced our...

There is a lot of information to update you on since my last e-mail from Olympia. Below is an update on the hot button topics in Olympia. Telephone Town Hall... ...

I want to thank all of you who participated in the telephone town hall with me and Rep. David Taylor last Monday. We had involvement from people around the district... ...

E-ALERT It appears that gun dealers across the state have received this notice (see it below) from the Washington State Patrol. If you or someone you know has received this... ...

Last Thursday, the state’s quarterly revenue forecast was released. As expected, incoming revenues continue to be significantly down once again. It’s a cycle that will continue until we get Washington... ...

The revenue forecast of March 17 contains bad news: the state’s budget shortfall for the next biennium is almost $700 million deeper than originally expected. That means the Legislature must... ...

I hope you had a good St. Patrick’s Day and that your NCAA brackets are holding up better than mine. Dr. Arun Raha, our state’s chief economist, released the state... ...

The past few weeks included many late nights and long weekends as legislators debated, amended and passed legislation on the House floor.  At this point in the session, House bills... ...

Last Monday at 5 p.m. was the deadline for House bills to pass the House and Senate bills to pass the Senate. Bills that were not passed by their originating... ...