I hope you are able to enjoy a wonderful Christmas and holiday season with family and friends. It's hard to believe that another legislative session is just around the corner. With...
This year's fair season has wrapped up. It was great to see many of you out and about in our communities. Our rural fairs, parades and community days make for a...
Now that most of us are in the “back to school” swing of things, I want to let you know about the opportunity your student has to serve in the House Page Program....
In what may be the biggest attack on our property rights in my lifetime, the Legislature was unable to come to an agreement on a fix to allow rural landowners access...
After months of negotiations, the Legislature passed a budget last week that increases spending for education, kept state government from a partial shutdown, and includes new investments in mental health services....
After a 105-day regular session, and a 30-day special session, budget negotiators are still at it as we're now into a second special session. I am currently back home working in district but...
As many of us feared, budget negotiators have not yet reached an agreement on our next two-year operating budget. This is very frustrating. I believe our constituents send us to Olympia...
This week the House passed its version of the next two-year transportation budget. This $8.56 billion budget includes money for: Retention and recruitment of highly qualified state troopers. Maintenance and repairs to roads...
The House released its capital budget proposal for the 2017-19 biennium this week. The capital budget is often called the “bricks and mortar” budget as it includes building, construction and infrastructure...
Last week we talked about the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus budget proposal. This week, House Democrats released their operating budget plan for the next two years. While both proposals spend nearly...
