Winter is in the air and that means the 2020 legislative session is fast approaching. Our last session wrapped up in April. Since then, I’ve been visiting schools, community groups, and...
I hope you are enjoying your summer. While the Legislature has been adjourned for a few months there is plenty going on related to state government. I want to give you...
Last year, after the session in my 2018 Legislative Report, I shared my concerns about the level of spending coming out of Olympia. I also had heard from many of you...
We are down to the final week in the regular legislative session. The focus on adjourning on time has turned to proposed budgets and taxes proposals – lots of tax proposals....
Thank you to those who attended our town hall meeting on Saturday at the Port of Camas-Washougal. In fact, thank you to all those who have attended any one of the...
I wanted to send a quick reminder that Sen. Ann Rivers, Rep. Larry Hoff and I will be holding our sixth town hall meeting of 2019 this Saturday, March 16: 12:30...
Week seven of the legislative session is coming to a close, and we are rapidly approaching the half-way point of the 2019 Legislature. A lot has happened since my last newsletter. ...
The Legislature is in its third week and we are seeing bills, bills, and more bills. As of Tuesday, the House has introduced 761 bills and the Senate 743. In this...
The 2019 legislative session is underway, and we have hit the ground running. The session will last 105 days and is scheduled to adjourn April 28. I am committed to finishing...
My 2018 Legislative Report should be hitting mailboxes soon, if not already. Click here to check it out. I discuss my “Right to Try” legislation, our success in stopping tax increases, what...
