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Sen. Billig and Reps. Ormsby and Riccelli of the 3rd Legislative District will give an update on the 2020 legislative session on Tuesday. Who: State Sen. Andy Billig, State Reps. Timm Ormsby and Marcus Riccelli What: Telephone town hall When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 6 – 7 p.m. The majority of the live town hall discussion will focus on answering questions directly from constituents. Under the telephone town ...

Carla Olman Peperzak, a holocaust survivor and member of the Dutch resistance during World War II who helped hide Jewish people during the Nazi invasion of Holland, will be honored in February as Washington’s Person of the Year. Peperzak, 95, became a US citizen in 1958 and moved to Spokane in 2004. She continues to speak regularly about her experiences as ...

The Everblue State is back for the 2020 Legislative Session with a special episode with Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig. Billig gives us an update on what Senate Democrats are working on this year, and the issues he hopes the Legislature will tackle in the coming decade. He also takes a retrospective look at his favorite bills in the last 10 ...

Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) today extended congratulations to Rep. Laurie Jinkins on becoming the first female and openly lesbian Speaker in Washington state history. “This is a significant moment for the Washington State Legislature and our entire state. It signals a more inclusive future – not only in the halls of government but for households across the state. “Having enjoyed ...

OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation on Thursday to address the risk posed by shipping highly flammable Bakken crude oil traveling through communities across the state.

Senate Bill 5579, sponsored by Sen. Andy Billig (D-Spokane), will require facilities offloading or loading crude oil from a rail tank car to meet safer vapor pressure ...

OLYMPIA – Legislators representing Spokane’s 3^rd Legislative District will host a town hall on Saturday, March 16, to provide an update on the 2019 legislative session in Olympia and take questions from community members.

Who: Sen. Andy Billig and Reps. Timm Ormsby and Marcus Riccelli
When: Saturday, March 16, 10-11:30 a.m.
Where: The MAC – ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate has approved legislation to reduce the risk posed by shipping highly flammable Bakken crude oil across the state.

Senate Bill 5579, sponsored by Sen. Andy Billig (D-Spokane), passed the Senate Monday on a 27-20 vote. The bill would require facilities offloading or loading crude oil from a rail ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate has approved a bipartisan proposal from Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) and Sen. Mike Padden (R-Spokane Valley) to make permanent and expand a program that further opens public access to state government by allowing remote video testimony in legislative hearings.

In recent years, a Senate pilot project developed ...

OLYMPIA – In recognition of his commitment to expanding access to healthcare for Washington’s children, Sen. Andy Billig, D- Spokane, has been chosen to receive the Children Alliance’s Champion for Children Award. "I am proud of our work to pass legislation that positively impacts families in Spokane and throughout the State," said Billig. "Every family should have the security of ...

OLYMPIA – Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane, who served on the Joint Education Funding Task Force, released this statement following the Supreme Court’s order to end the K-12 education funding court case Thursday: "It is satisfying to have the Supreme Court validate our plan to fully fund basic education and end jurisdiction of the case, but our work on behalf of the ...