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Saving the biggest debates for last Drugs, cops and taxes are the top issues in the final week of the 2023 legislative session Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers April 18, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. On the Senate floor. Dear friends and neighbors, We are in... Read More...
A rifle ban that misses the mark  To address violence in our society, we must consider root causes Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers April 12, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. To see video, click here.   Dear friends and neighbors, One of the most controversial bills of... Read More...
So far, so good for Pipeline Trail, other local projects House and Senate capital budget proposals would fund Pipeline Trail, Remembrance Gallery, New Beginnings Homes, other public works Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers April 4, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.  Pierce County’s Pipeline Trail is among the projects launched by... Read More...
Senate gives green light to affordable housing Bills promote speedier permits, transit-oriented development, but success is not a done deal Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers March 20, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Costs imposed by government add $127,968 to the price of a typical new home in... Read More...
A last-minute debate on police pursuits gets us halfway toward a fix Bill doesn’t go far enough – reckless driving, vehicle theft are excluded Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers March 10, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here.   See my speech on Senate Bill 5352 by clicking here. I offered an amendment that... Read More...
As Legislature narrows down the issues, tragedy makes case for pursuit bill Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers March 3, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Measure restoring police pursuits leads list of Olympia’s ‘good, interesting and controversial’ bills Dear friends and neighbors, We just completed the first half of the 2023 legislative session... Read More...
Should Washington keep its tax advisory votes? Note: The following video update from Olympia was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers Feb. 22, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Proposals this session would change the way Washington votes — including a first-in-nation mandatory voting requirement Sen. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, discusses bills this session that... Read More...