Email Updates

It’s Day 24 of the scheduled 105-day legislative session in Olympia and time to provide a brief progress report. I’m working on several issues important to the district, including the... ...

This week in my update, I’ve highlighted four areas: early spending adjustments, an update on legislation, ferries, transparency issues

Here is a quick budget update on floor action that happened this week.  I’ll continue to send these snapshots in an effort to keep you informed about the process, contents... ...

Here is a quick budget update on floor action that happened this week.  I’ll continue to send these snapshots in an effort to keep you informed about the process, contents... ...

It has been a busy couple of weeks here in the Legislature. I have been working hard on legislation that promotes job creation and our agriculture industry. You can view... ...

As we close the third week of the legislative session, I wanted to bring you up to date on the latest news from Olympia. It is an honor to work... ...

You’ve probably heard there’s a budget shortfall of more than $5 billion dollars projected for the next two years (2011-13). Soon we will be dealing with that budget. But we... ...

The third week of the 2011 legislative session started out with a vote on a new round of budget cuts for the current biennium. The House of Representatives passed a... ...

On Monday, the House voted on two different proposals to start closing the gap on the 2011 supplemental budget. I voted for one and against another. The majority proposal lacks sustainability...

This year’s legislative session began Jan. 10, and currently the Legislature is addressing the budget shortfall for the remainder of the 2009-11 budget which ends June 30. We are also... ...