Landing the 777x On very short notice, Governor Inslee last week called a special legislative session to consider a package of bills to ensure that the Boeing Company will build the new 777x and its composite wings in Washington State. There ...
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Early learning: Our best investment The data is clear and there is wide agreement that the best investment for the educational success of Washington State’s children is high quality early learning. Last session, one of my priority bills was SB 5595, ...
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Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, released the following statement today on the passing of former Speaker of the House Tom Foley: "I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former House Speaker Tom Foley. U.S. Representative Foley represented Spokane ...
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While the Federal government is in the midst of a shutdown, state government and our new health care exchange are open for business. I can’t quite get my head around how a high point and low point for our government can ...
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One of my goals for the interim period between sessions is to go out and see state government in action so that I understand the facts on the ground when we are making budget and policy decisions in Olympia. Recently, I ...
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State Sen. Andy Billig (D-Spokane), a member of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, has been named to the Thrive by Five Washington Board of Directors. Seattle-based Thrive is the state’s leading public-private partnership for early learning. Billig, ...
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Budgets passed and Legislature adjourned! On Saturday we passed the state’s $33.6 billion two-year operating budget and finished what turned out to be a long and arduous budget process. While the process took longer than any of us would have ...
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Greetings from Olympia Today is the last day of the 30-day first special session. We had a flurry of activity during the last week of special session but have not arrived at a final budget agreement. With divided control of ...
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Governor Jay Inslee has signed into law a series of bills sponsored by Senator Andy Billig, D-Spokane. Two of these bills are focused on one of Billig’s top legislative priorities – expanding opportunities for children through quality early learning programs ...
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Consumers will be safer from cancer-causing building materials under legislation signed into law today by Gov. Jay Inslee. Asbestos has been known to be a carcinogen for decades, but many asbestos-containing building materials are still legal. SSB 5458 would require ...
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