How would you like to own a bank? A public bank such as the Washington Investment Trust (SB 5464) would be owned by us, the taxpayers of WA State. When our state receives revenues from taxes and fees, rather than depositing those funds into a commercial bank and sending profits…
On behalf of the 31st District Democrats, I want to extend a warm welcome to both new and returning members who attended our re-organization meeting on January 7 and our open house and pizza party on January 25. At the open house, volunteers joined with committee chairs to take the…
I’m Supporting the Moratorium on Coal Leases When I ran for State Representative in 2012, I walked downtown Auburn neighborhoods with a petition calling on Washington State leaders to deny permitting of coal export terminals. The folks who signed the petition agreed that increased coal train traffic through our city…
The Solar Extension bill HB 2346 is alive and is now in the Senate. It supports the Solar industry in Washington state by helping to make an installation more affordable up front. The Bill will have a committee (Senate Energy, Environment and Telecommunications Committee) hearing on Wednesday, February 24.…
