Lawmakers in the House and Senate today unveiled a $1 billion, 2020 supplemental operating budget. At the center of the budget is a $160 million...Read More

Some of the most important topics in Washington State politics, written with smart brevity, for your quick read....Read More

The Senate Democratic Caucus has released its 2017-19 supplemental budgets. The proposed $900 million supplemental operating budget has three main priorities according to Senator Christine...Read More

After getting over the initial shock of nearly 1,000 pages of spending, taxes and education policy being released and acted on without any measure of...Read More

Here’s to hoping your property didn’t catch fire yesterday!  We’re now about halfway through the third special legislative session, one that won’t seem to quit....Read More

A proviso that was included in the state operating budget and was proposed by Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle, funds an interim task force to look...Read More

Two months ago Sammamish Republican Sen. Dino Rossi helped to reboot the Legislature’s budget debate by proving that not a single senator, Republican or Democrat,...Read More

It takes a lot of time and dedication to build a good reputation but it takes only one bad choice to destroy it in an...Read More

I thank Governor Inslee for his leadership in moving budget negotiations forward. As the Governor said, compromise is the key to resolving the budget. The...Read More

Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, issued the following statement after Gov. Jay Inslee called the Legislature into a second special session for 2017, starting...Read More