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I’d like to invite you to attend a town hall meeting I am hosting with my 11th District seatmates, Rep. Zach Hudgins and Rep. Steve Bergquist, where we will provide legislative updates and field questions and concerns from constituents. The ...

Dear 11th District constituents, I’m sure you’ve been hearing plenty about the new “health care exchange” that will enable individuals and families to purchase affordable plans under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Here in Washington, the exchange ...

Dear 11th District constituents, After one regular legislative session and two special sessions, and scant hours from the end of the fiscal year and the shutdown in public services that would ensue without a new operating budget, we finally reached ...

Sine Die II (Quasi Die) Dear 11th District Constituents, Sine Die is the Latin phrase the Legislature uses to mean the end of session. We adjourned the 1st Special Session Sine Die last Tuesday, still without a budget, even though ...

Dear 11th District constituents, Budget negotiations here in Olympia make the sport of watching grass grow feel like an Olympic event. So what’s the hang-up with budget negotiations? There’s a fundamental difference between Democratic and Republican goals. Democrats want to ...

Dear 11th District constituents, With only a couple of days left in the legislative session, it appears inevitable that we’ll be called back for a special session. When the Republicans launched their takeover of the Senate back in January, we ...