It's been a fast-paced and busy legislative session. We are in the 26th day of the 60-day session, which began Jan. 13 and is scheduled to end March 12. Major deadlines...
It's hard to believe we are nearing the end of the year and beginning a new one, along with the 2020 legislative session, which begins Jan. 13. In the months since...
Already it is August and the summer is quickly passing by. Since the 2019 session adjourned toward the end of April, the past three months have been very busy and I've...
After marathon sessions where we worked for as many as 21 consecutive hours on the House floor, the 105-day legislative session ended just before midnight, April 28. Most disappointing is that...
We've been very busy debating issues and bills for the past three weeks as we headed to the house-of-origin floor cutoff on March 13. More than 350 bills were passed from...
As we begin Week Seven of the scheduled 105-day session, I wanted to bring you up to date on the latest activities in the state Legislature. Cutoff weeks The Legislature has...
This past Monday demonstrated the stark differences between the lifestyles of the people who live in Eastern Washington and those who live on the west side of the state near Seattle....
The 2019 session opened Monday, Jan. 14. It's a busy time, with committee schedules, meeting with constituents and writing bills. However, it is such a great honor to be here in...
Spring is in full bloom around the beautiful 9th District and I am so glad to be home. The 2018 legislative session ended on March 8. It was the busiest and...
I'd like to invite you to join me, and Rep. Joe Schmick, for a constituent outreach event. We will be holding a telephone town hall meeting from 6-7 p.m. this Thursday,...
