OLYMPIA – In recognition of his commitment to expanding access to and improving the quality of early learning programs for Washington’s children, Sen. Andy Billig, D- Spokane, has been chosen to receive the Early Learning Action Alliance’s Crayon Award. “We ...
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OLYMPIA – On Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation that will lead to improved accountability and effectiveness when it comes to providing services for infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities. Senate Bill 5879, sponsored by Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, requires ...
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Sine Die The Legislature is in the final hours of the legislative session. We have yet to pass a supplemental budget but I am optimistic we will have an agreement soon. It is likely that the Governor will call a special ...
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The legislative session is scheduled to come to a close on Thursday. We are working to come to a final budget agreement before then and I will have a full budget update before the end of the week. I concur… ...
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Thank you to everyone who attended our recent 3rd Legislative District town hall meeting. We had over 250 in attendance and I appreciated all the input on issues of importance to Spokane. It was a productive and substantive conversation. If ...
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OLYMPIA – With an important legislative deadline looming, an attempt to bring a bipartisan campaign finance bill to the Senate floor for a vote was blocked by Senate Republicans today. This marks the third year in a row that the ...
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We are fast approaching another important legislative milestone. After 5pm today, any bill that hasn’t been passed out of their chamber of origin (House or Senate) will not continue to move forward this session, unless it is necessary to implement ...
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Who: State Sen. Andy Billig and Rep. Marcus Riccelli What: Town hall meeting When: 10-11:30am, Saturday, February 20, 2016 Where: Northeast Community Center 4001 N. Cook Street Spokane, WA 99207 Why: To talk with constituents about their work in the ...
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We deserve better We are halfway through the legislative session. At this point in the process, the action moves from the hearing rooms to the Senate floor as we hit high gear sending bills to the House, and vice versa. ...
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Who: State Sen. Andy Billig, State Reps. Timm Ormsby and Marcus Riccelli What: Telephone town hall When: 6 – 7 p.m. Monday, February 8 Where: 3rd Legislative District Why: Sen. Billig and Reps. Ormsby and Riccelli will give a brief ...
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