Category Archives: E-News

As Spokane and our state continues to respond to COVID-19, my thoughts are with everybody in our community and statewide who are taking on new challenges and helping save lives. Last night I joined leaders of the Washington State Legislature ...

While this is a concerning and uncertain time in terms of both the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, I want to make sure you are aware of some of the state and local resources available to you, ...

The 2020 legislative session has adjourned sine die. The Legislature capped its session with the health and safety of our constituents at the forefront of every legislator’s mind. The COVID-19 outbreak is an unprecedented challenge to our state, and we ...

The 2020 session is almost at an end. We only have one more week to finalize our budgets and pass bills. The House and the Senate each passed their respective versions of the 2020 supplemental operating budget last week. Both ...

As we approach the halfway point of the legislative session, I wanted to share with you some of the high-profile bills we are considering. * Sports betting: A recent Supreme Court ruling overturned a 1992 federal act that had outlawed sports ...

The pressure starts to build this week in Olympia. If bills are not passed out of their policy committee by Friday, they will not advance this year. “Cutoff week” generates a lot of added action as citizens, lobbyists and legislators all ...

The 3rd Legislative District’s delegation will hold a mobile office event at Spokane Community College’s Lair Student Center from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25. Sen. Andy Billig, Rep. Timm Ormsby and Rep. Marcus Riccelli will give constituents ...

The Washington State Senate is looking for college juniors and seniors who are interested in gaining valuable experience and academic credit with the completion of a 60-day internship starting in January 2020. The Senate internship program is an excellent opportunity ...

The 3rd Legislative District’s delegation will hold a mobile office event at the Downtown Spokane Library from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25. Sen. Andy Billig and Reps. Timm Ormsby and Marcus Riccelli will give constituents a chance to ...

Earlier this month, I was honored to attend a celebration for the expansion of the WSU Elson S. Floyd Medical School. The current cohort of students are all from Washington state, over half are women, and more than one-third are ...