Email Updates

After last week’s marathon floor sessions to pass bills before the Monday, March 7 cutoff, we have spent the remainder of this week back in committees holding public hearings on... ...

March 11, 2011

*** TOWN HALL REMINDER ***     Just a quick, friendly reminder about our 18th District town halls this weekend.  With the budget deficit needing to be addressed, job-creating legislation... ...

March 10, 2011

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... ...

March 10, 2011

I want to invite you to join me and Rep. David Taylor for a telephone town hall conversation next week. This is an opportunity for you to ask us questions,... ...

March 10, 2011

In my video update this week, I talk about ways to get Washington working again. Spokane County is experiencing an unemployment rate that is higher than the state and national... ...

March 10, 2011

We just finished 10 days of floor action. We worked long hours, late nights, and during the weekends as we debated, amended and passed bills. The finally tally of House bills...

March 8, 2011

The legislative session is past the midpoint, and while we have passed many bills, we have yet to tackle the current state budget deficit of the nearly $5 billion spending gap...

March 8, 2011

Just a quick reminder that I will be holding a telephone town hall meeting tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. It’s easy to participate. All you have to do is... ...

March 8, 2011

BILL ALERT: BILL TO RESTRICT/CLOSE CRISIS PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS DIES IN HOUSE Thanks to your collaborative grassroots efforts and involvement, I am pleased to announce that my House Republican colleagues... ...

March 7, 2011

If you are a property owner, you’ve probably received this year’ property tax bill by now. . . or will very soon from the county assessor. Property taxes, assessments and... ...

March 7, 2011