After a long six months in Olympia, we have finally finished the 2015 legislative session. The main state operating budget was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on June 30, ensuring we avoided what would have been a devastating government shutdown. Sunrise ...
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Dear Neighbors, We are doing our best to avert what would be the first partial government shutdown in Washington state, now just one week away. Tens of thousands of state employees, and hundreds of thousands of people who rely on ...
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Dear Neighbors, I have been getting a lot of good feedback from my recent e-news that includes communications from constituents. As we move into the second 30-day special session, I thought I would continue using emails I’ve received from our 11th ...
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Dear Neighbors, With most budget negotiations at a standstill, we are slowly moving out of the regular 2015 legislative session and into a special session starting next Wednesday. I'll send another e-newsletter soon going over special session - and hopefully with more ...
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you for a successful town hall! I want to thank everyone who took time on Saturday to come to the town hall in Renton. We had a great turnout and productive discussion on the state ...
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A Khmer dance group performs at the Rainier Community Center in celebration of the passage of Senate Bill 5173. Dear 11th District constituents, I knew we had a lot of support this past legislative session for SB 5173, my bill ...
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Dear 11th District Constituents, The 2014 Legislative Session began slowly, but we had a major breakthrough last week which I will detail below, along with updates on a range of significant legislation. But first … Come to our town hall ...
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