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With only hours to go before the deadline, a state budget passed the Legislature and was sent to the Governor’s desk for his signature – narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. Unfortunately, I had to vote no on the budget because it relied almost entirely on a regressive property tax increase that ...

The regular 2017 legislative session ends on Sunday, and although we have operating budget proposals from the House Democrats and Senate Republicans, negotiations have stalled. Despite multiple attempts by Democratic budget negotiators to initiate talks, Republicans are refusing to come to the table. While this is very frustrating, talks on education ...

Town Hall, March 18

Dear Neighbors, We just passed the halfway mark for the 2016 legislative session. You may not be receiving as many updates as you did last year, which is due to restrictions on e-news during election years. For ...

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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 over CapitolThe Legislature stayed in session for an extra week ...

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 state supported services will be left in peril if we don’t ...