Affordability
No shortage of ideas about shortage of housing
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As of today, we are one month into the legislative session. The deadline for the Senate’s policy committees to act on bills introduced by senators is Feb. 21…a week from tomorrow. The Senate Housing Committee on which I serve is among those committees, so it’s about...
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When taxes on WA businesses go up… all of us pay more
Click here or on the image to view this week’s report from the legislative session. Dear Friends and Neighbors, While Republicans are busy compiling a list of proposals for eliminating wasteful government spending — more on that next — some in Olympia are considering an increase in the tax paid...
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Washington needs real solutions for renters and housing providers
Click here or on the image to view this week’s report from the legislative session. Dear Friends and Neighbors, The cost of buying or renting a home has a major effect on the level of affordability in our state. Republicans and Democrats agree that Washington simply doesn’t have enough affordable...
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E-News: New year, new session… and a new responsibility
January 16, 2025 New year, new session… and a new responsibility Dear Friends and Neighbors, Let me begin by wishing you a belated Happy New Year! This is my first legislative update in a number of months as I was subject to a communications “freeze” during the campaign season. Over...
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