Beginning Our Work on the Three State Budgets Every two years, the Legislature passes three major biennial budgets: An operating budget, which outlines spending for the majority of our government including education, corrections, health care and human services, a capital ...
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This past week made Olympia feel like home as we welcomed more than 100 Spokane area constituents to the Capitol Campus. There were education, business, non-profit and community leaders advocating for our community as part of the Greater Spokane Incorporated ...
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Sen. Billig on appears on TVW’s Opening Day Special. (Click on the image to see the interview!) Monday, January 12th marked the first day of the 2015 Legislative Session. There were the usual ceremonies to mark the opening of the ...
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Legislation introduced today by Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, would bring increased transparency and accountability to reducing the prevalence of dark money in Washington’s campaign finance system. SB 5153 would require any organization participating significantly in Washington political campaigns to follow ...
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Happy New Year! Happy New Year! I wish everyone a joyous, healthy, and successful 2015! Deputy Minority Leader I was honored that my colleagues recently elected me Deputy Leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus. As deputy minority leader, I will ...
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Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, was elected Deputy Leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus by his colleagues today. As deputy leader, he will work to lead the Senate in passing legislation to fund education and early learning and make investments in ...
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Community Leadership Summit on Transit Earlier this month, I participated in a transit summit with other elected officials, non-profit and business leaders and other transit riders. We completed a challenging transit planning exercise and expressed our priorities for transit in ...
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Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, joined a panel of experts last night on Spokane Public Television to discuss the importance of investing in early learning programs. The dialogue was part of an hour long special titled “Raising America.” “The top priority ...
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