by brianzylstra | Apr 27, 2025 | Audio/Video News, In the News
On the final day of its 2025 session, the Legislature approved the 2025-27 state capital budget, with the two Senate Republicans who helped develop this budget praising it for addressing needs throughout Washington. “I’m pleased that the capital budget passed by the...
by Erik Smith | Apr 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers April 25, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. The final battles of the 2025 legislative session are playing out on the House and Senate floors this weekend....
by ericcampbell | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dear Neighbor, This year’s regular legislative session will end no later than midnight this coming Sunday. Our state constitution says so, because the regular sessions in odd-numbered years are limited to 105 days — and Sunday is day 105. If the...
by kimberlywirtz | Apr 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
OLYMPIA… On the final day for Senate bills to be considered by the House of Representatives, the majority Democrats in the House — including the Speaker of the House — fumbled a critical opportunity to alleviate dangerous overcrowding in Washington’s juvenile-justice...
by brianzylstra | Apr 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Senate today unanimously approved its version of the 2025-27 state capital budget, with the Republicans who helped develop the spending plan praising it for addressing needs throughout Washington. “What we have is a capital budget for the entire state,” said 9th...