by Erik Smith | Feb 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Meet the 7th District delegation: Rep. Andrew Engell, R-Colville, Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy, and Rep. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium. OLYMPIA — Lawmakers representing Northeast and North-Central Washington are making a major push in the 2025 legislative session for...
by Erik Smith | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Leonard Christian’s subscribers on Feb. 7, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Christian’s e-newsletters, click here. In Senate Human Services Committee, Jan. 27. Sometimes Olympia seems to put its priorities in the wrong...
by kimberlywirtz | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Recent test scores for Washington’s fourth and eighth graders show that learning loss in K-12 education continues to be a serious problem. This is due to a lasting impact from the pandemic, but it’s also a result of the Legislature forcing ideological...
by ericcampbell | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Jan. 31, 2025 Members of Teamsters 117 work hard at the Washington State Penitentiary to keep three groups of people safe: offenders, the public and the workforce. I sat down with them here at the Capitol on Wednesday and listened to their views, particularly about...
by ericcampbell | Jan 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Note: This was distributed Jan. 30, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. I always appreciate seeing students from our legislative district, like these 12th-graders from Chief Leschi School. We met in the State Reception Room during their...