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OLYMPIA – Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, will retain his role as the deputy leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus when the Washington State Senate convenes in 2017. Billig was unanimously re-elected by his colleagues at today’s Senate Democratic Caucus reorganization ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, issued this statement today following the defeat of an amendment to charter school legislation that would eliminate the state charter school commission and permit local school districts to authorize the creation of new charter ...

OLYMPIA – Charter schools would be accountable to locally elected school boards, making them constitutional and able to continue to receive funding under bipartisan legislation introduced today by Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane. “At this point, it’s no longer about how ...

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: SESSION AIDE FOR SENATOR ANDY BILLIG 3RD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT – SPOKANE Mission: We are looking for a future leader to join and contribute to our team as we provide the highest quality service, representation, and leadership for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...