Rep. Brad Hawkins email update on the final phase of session

by | Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on March 10. I am excited about the possibility the 60-day session could end on time. It has been a fast-paced session, filled with plenty of debate and discussion. I am thankful that both sides have...

Accountability

by | Feb 26, 2016

Government accountability proved the central issue of the 2016 legislative session. Deadly prisoner releases at the Department of Corrections headed a long list of management failures in state government, all of which surfaced just before the session started in...

Rep. Brad Hawkins update from Olympia on recent committee hearings

by | Feb 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week has been a busy week here in Olympia. Yesterday was the cutoff date for bills to pass the House for consideration in the Senate. Fortunately, two of my bills (House Bill 1003 and House Bill 1752) successfully passed the House and...

Braun bill to boost state’s mental-health system approved

by | Feb 16, 2016 | Uncategorized

Today the state Senate approved legislation introduced by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia to expand the pool of medical professionals capable of addressing mental-health needs of Washingtonians. Senate Bill 6445, which cleared the Senate unanimously, would clarify state...