Legislative Commentary

Last Wednesday the Senate budget leaders brought their plan forward; sure enough, the differences were stark.

The budget has taken up so much of my week that there unfortunately was time for just a few visitors from our district, including Washington State University President Floyd. There’s more budget work ahead, also.

I and the other members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee approved a revised version of the Senate budget; following several more adjustments, we brought it before the full Senate last week, where it passed with a bi-partisan 30-18 vote. I encourage you to keep reading fo...