We accomplished a lot during this year\u2019s 105-day legislative session. In addition to passing a wide range of bills improving the quality of life in our communities, we finished on time and passed capital construction, transportation and operating budgets for the next two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $4.9 billion construction budget makes investments across Washington in areas like behavioral health, affordable housing, education and the environment. Projects in our district include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 $1 million for roof replacement at the Marymount Museum\/Spana Park Senior Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 $773,000 for the Springbrook Park Expansion and Clover Creek Restoration to improve the biodiversity of native and aquatic plants and improve water quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 $500,000 for construction work to finish phase I in creating the Stan and Joan Cross Park in Frederickson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 $1 million for the Pierce Center for Arts & Technology (Arivva) in Tacoma, which provides visual arts programs for youth and postsecondary career training for local workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 $500,000 for the McChord Airfield North Clear Zone to mitigate possible public and flight safety risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 $2.26 million for the Department of Ecology to implement cleanup remedies around the Lakewood – Ponders Corner superfund site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 $2.8 million to support the Fire Service Training Center at Bates Technical College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $9.8 billion transportation budget includes continued delivery of projects first adopted as part of the 2015 Connecting Washington transportation package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $52.4 billion operating budget pays for most state programs, policies and salaries. In addition to making significant investments in K-12 education, we also passed a bill to allow local school districts voters to increase levies to fund programs like athletics, debate clubs, summer learning programs, field trips, mentoring and teacher training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been an honor to continue to serve our communities in the Senate. If you have any questions about the budget or anything else that happened this session in Olympia, I encourage you to reach out to my office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Best regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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