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The themes coming out of Olympia: more taxes and government control

Click here to view this week’s report from the legislative session.

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

It’s day 96 of this year’s 105-day legislative session. By now we’ve been able to see which bills are considered priorities by the majority, and which are not.

The majority has approved several bills that can be collectively described as efforts to increase government control over more parts of our lives.Click on the video above for my report on those.

Unfortunately for the families across our state that are struggling just to get by, Democrats also are clearly determined to push a number of tax increases through this year. Keep reading for more about those.

Where we are in the session

All but one of the deadlines for taking action on bills have come and gone (the final deadline arrives April 27… because we’ll adjourn that day). Much of what we do on the “floor” of the Senate chamber from here on out will fall into one of two categories.

One category is debating and voting on budget-related bills. Those include the massive tax increases that are being hustled through the process.

The second is called “concurrence.” Suppose a bill passed by the Senate goes to the House, which also approves the bill but after making a change to it. The next step is for the bill to come back to us to see whether we “concur,” or agree, with the change made by the House.

If the vote is to concur, the bill will have received approval from both chambers, and will head to the governor for what is typically a ceremonial signing (although sometimes the signing is mandatory to put the new law into effect). If we don’t agree with the House’s change, a few other things can happen. One way or another, the differences of opinion usually get worked out.

Majority party is moving its new tax bills quickly

On Wednesday the majority Democrats in the Senate and House joined forces to introduce a another tax package — five bills costing around $18.5 BILLION in all, to go along with the other taxes they had introduced separately about a month ago.

Those five bills were rushed through public hearings later Wednesday in the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Today two came in front of our committee and were approved by the Democrat members: an expanded sales tax on services (SB 5814) and an expansion of the tax on capital-gains income (SB 5813).

The majority members also approved a version of the so-called “wealth” tax (SB 5797) that had already received a public hearing in our committee back on March 31.

When the full Senate is in session tomorrow (Saturday), I expect there will be debates and votes on these three big tax bills. Think about that for a moment: less than four full days from introduction to potentially moving out of the Senate. It’s like the majority wants to ram these tax bills through before any opposition can organize.

It’s my understanding that the House Finance Committee will take up three more big taxes tomorrow: a property-tax rate increase (House Bill 2049), an expansion of the tax on businesses (HB 2081) and a tax on automakers that sell certain electric vehicles (HB 2077, nicknamed the “Tesla tax”).

The “make the wealthy pay more” messaging we’ve heard from Democrats all session long is a farce when you consider how raising the property tax and sales tax hits almost everyone regardless of income level.

Governor calls new tax package ‘too risky’ — and he’s right

To his credit, our new governor has again stepped up and voiced his concern about what his fellow Democrats are doing. I encourage you to read his comment (linked here) first, then my response will make more sense (it’s linked here)..

Also, this newspaper editorial from Wednesday gets it right about the need for sensible lawmakers to avoid going over a cliff by following “the Legislature’s left-leaning Democratic leaders.”

Republicans certainly see the danger in the Democrats’ agenda. We also know there’s a better way to budget, in the form of the $ave Washington plan (Senate Bill 5810). Unfortunately, it will take some bravery from several members on the majority side to derail the massive and unnecessary tax increases their left-leaning leaders support — and that’s what worries me.

During a lengthy interview yesterday on KVI Radio, I spoke of how calling something a business tax is inaccurate in the sense that consumers end up shouldering the taxes and other costs imposed by government — and also, how the property-tax and sales-tax proposals are my greatest concern.

Your Input Matters

I am committed to representing your interests effectively and I welcome your feedback and suggestions. You may contact me at:

Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov
360-786-7648

It is an honor serving you and I look forward to your continued engagement and support!

Sincerely,

Sen. Chris Gildon, 25th Legislative District

On ‘Tax Day,’ Senate Democrats propose billions more in tax increases

OLYMPIA… As Washingtonians mark Tax Day, Olympia is seeing a second wave of tax proposals from the state Senate’s majority Democrats, to go with the $21 billion in new and higher taxes wrapped into the operating-budget proposal they endorsed two weeks ago.

The majority’s new tax legislation emerged today – coincidentally on the same day that the Senate Republicans’ no-new-taxes ‘$ave Washington’ operating budget became a standalone piece of legislation. Prior to today, what is now Senate Bill 5810 had been proposed only as an amendment to the Democrats’ operating budget.

Sen. Chris Gildon of Puyallup, Senate Republican budget leader, offered this reaction to the new tax bills, which would total approximately $12 billion:

“On the same day that people across our state are feeling the sting of federal taxes, the Senate Democrats have more than doubled the number of proposed tax increases on the table. It’s like they want a buffet of tax bills to choose from once they’ve decided how hungry they are – and with 12 days left in the session, there’s plenty of time for the majority to dream up still more ways to take money from the people.

“The budget negotiations between the Senate and House are happening out of public view, so there’s no telling how this will end. But even if the Senate majority pursues this $12 billion set of new taxes instead of the $21 billion in taxes tied to its budget, it would still amount to the largest tax increase in state history. That raises a disturbing question: if the Democrats end up demanding $9 billion less in new taxes, wouldn’t it have been a lie when they asked for $21 billion in new taxes and justified it as being ‘necessary to keep people alive’?

“It can’t be said enough: Our state can have a balanced budget that funds our shared priorities without a single tax increase, or a single cut in services, and without touching the rainy-day fund. Our ‘$ave Washington’ budget is proof that none of the Democrats’ tax proposals is necessary. By filing it as legislation we are keeping it alive through the end of the session, where everyone can see it.”

Sen. Nikki Torres of Pasco, who is assistant budget leader, offered this reaction:

“After going on and on for months about making the wealthy pay more, the majority seems to be falling back on the very thing they complain about – which is to increase the taxes that hit lower- and middle-income families harder, like property taxes and sales taxes.

“The new sales-tax proposal is a very unwelcome surprise, and the fact that there are now two property-tax bills in play tells me the Democrats are locked in on raising property taxes this year. The only question is whether it will be a tripling of the growth rate or worse. A higher tax on businesses would eventually find its way to consumers as well.

“The governor expressed concerns about the so-called ‘wealth’ tax, and the majority didn’t take him seriously when it should have. I also heard the governor say our state’s tax code is too regressive, so what do the Democrats do? They propose a sales-tax increase on top of property-tax increases. Here on Tax Day, the contrast between the Republican and Democrat budget priorities could not be clearer – and I have to believe our priorities line up better with the people we serve.”

The Democrats’ latest tax proposals include:

Expanding the sales tax on services, particularly computer and IT related services; temporary staffing agencies; security service; data processing; and certain kinds of advertising. This would generate $4 billion over four years at the state level and $1.5 billion in local sales tax (Senate Bill 5814).
Tripling the cap on “councilmanic” increases of the property-tax rate, making it 3% annually instead of the voter-approved 1%, and lifting the cap on school-district levies based on inflation and per pupil. (Senate Bill 5812, which is identical to House Bill 2049).
Expanding the tax on most businesses in Washington, such as retailers and wholesalers, which would generate an estimated $6 billion over four years (Senate Bill 5815).
Raising the tax rate on higher levels of capital-gains income, which would put Washington’s rate at fifth-highest in the nation and generate an estimated $1 billion or more (Senate Bill 5813).
A new tax the trading in credits to Washington’s requirements that automakers sell a certain percentage of zero-emission vehicles. As written, Senate Bill 5811 would likely apply only to Tesla (the bill is identical to House Bill 2077).

Democrats to go behind closed doors to cut final budget deal

Click here to view this week’s report from the legislative session.

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

My video report focuses on two of the taxes being proposed by Senate Democrats that would cause the most harm to the budgets of families in the 25th District and statewide. One is a gas-tax increase, the other is a property-tax increase.

Two important things have happened since I taped my report: one good, one bad.

Budgets have ‘far too much’ in taxes, governor says

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced he won’t sign a new budget that relies so heavily on what Democrats call the “wealth” tax. This is good news, because Republicans see that tax as discouraging the innovators that have created so many jobs in our state.

We also suspect the tax would ultimately fail to do what the supporters hope because of what’s called “capital flight.” That means the people who are well-off enough to be hit by such a tax are smart enough to figure out how to protect their assets from it.

Governor Ferguson also said the budgets adopted by the Senate and House have “far too much” in new and higher taxes. I appreciate that, and would go a step farther: we can have a new budget that doesn’t include any tax increases. Our $ave Washington budget is proof.

My reaction to the governor’s announcement is here.

Goodbye, transparency and trust

Now that they know the governor would veto their “wealth” tax, the Senate and House Democrat budget writers need to go back to the drawing board and figure out how to make up for the loss of that tax option. The trouble is, they will do that out of the public’s view.

Here’s what happened: on Monday night the House Democrats adopted their budget proposal, as an amendment to (or rewrite of, in this case) the Senate Democrats’ budget. That came back to us, and this morning, the Senate voted to reject it. So far, so good.

Ordinarily, that would force the House to come back with a different set of changes, and we would begin pitching the budget back and forth, changing it each time, until a compromise is reached. This would all be out in the open, where the public can see it.

However, the Senate Democrats also voted to request a “conference,” which is allowed under legislative rules. This means Senate and House budget leaders will basically go into a back room and work for the next few weeks on a deal that resolves the differences between their two plans.

The motion to continue the budget work in secret was approved on a party-line vote. To view the debate that preceded the vote, and the vote itself, click here. Just as the Senate Democrats didn’t make a strong case for rejecting our $ave Washington budget when we forced a floor vote on it Saturday, they also didn’t make a strong argument for taking the remaining work on the budget out of public view.

Once a deal has been cut, they will emerge and present their “report” to the Senate and House membership for a yes-or-no vote. No public hearing, no opportunity for amendments on a budget no one else has seen — just four Democrats deciding how to spend the better part of $80 billion of your tax dollars.

The conference process makes sense when the competing budget proposals aren’t far apart and time is short at the end of a session. Instead, Democrats are opting to hide behind closed doors, with weeks to go and a gigantic hole to fill on the revenue side because of the governor’s opposition to how much the majority relies on the “wealth” tax.

So much for transparency and trust in government. This is an abuse of legislative rules, and bad news all the way around.

One more thing: In addition to saying the Democrat budgets fall short of his standards on the tax side, Governor Ferguson laid out a half-dozen criteria he wants the new state budget to meet.

The Democrat budget writers are going to have a heck of a time figuring out how to come up with a new plan that meets all those standards. But happily, Senate Republicans have the solution. Our $ave Washington budget checks all of the governor’s boxes, in addition to avoiding tax increases and cuts in services. Democrats should take another look at it!

The best part of today: Welcoming the 2025 Daffodil Festival royal court to the Capitol! I am also prime sponsor of the Senate resolution adopting in honor of the festival, which includes the names of this year’s princesses. This photo was taken afterwards, in the Capitol Rotunda in front of the Senate Chamber. Sadly, the Senate will be in session this Saturday, and there’s also a budget committee meeting scheduled, so I don’t see being able to attend even one of the four parades. But the weather should be great for those of you who can!

The Good, the Interesting and the Controversial

The Good, the Interesting, and the Controversial

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

I know from talking with constituents how they are sometimes surprised by the sheer number and range of ideas that become legislation, for better or worse. Even when people don’t pay close attention to what happens in Olympia, a few sentences about what a particular bill would do are all it takes to help them decide whether that legislation is good, interesting, or controversial.

Nearly 2,000 bills have been introduced by Senate and House members since the 2025 legislative session began 39 days ago. Many will come to the end of their road tomorrow, when the policy committees hit their first deadline for taking action on legislation. Bills that don’t get the support needed to move forward will be considered “dead” for the rest of the session.

Here are a few examples of bills I would consider to be good, interesting, or controversial, and their status as of today.

Good

This doesn’t include any of the 18 bills I’ve introduced – because if they weren’t good, I would not be the prime sponsor!

Rare-disease advisory council: A “rare disease” is defined in federal law as any condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the nation. I have constituents with such conditions – which can include certain infections, some rare cancers, autoimmune diseases and genetic conditions. That’s why I’m co-sponsoring Senate Bill 5064, which was filed by a Democratic senator from Snohomish County.This bill would create an advisory council on rare diseases within the University of Washington’s School of Medicine to advise the Secretary of Health on research, diagnosis, treatment, and education related to rare diseases. It’s cleared the health-care committee in the Senate and already had a public hearing in our Ways and Means committee.
Protect kids from fentanyl exposure: In 2002, when “meth labs” began popping up in homes and rural areas, one of Pierce County’s Democratic legislators successfully introduced a bill that basically made it a crime for adults to endanger children by exposing them to the poisons associated with the cooking of methamphetamine.If you have seen news reports about infants and young children being injured – sometimes fatally – by exposure to fentanyl, then you can understand the desire to pass SB 5071, which would add fentanyl and synthetic opioids to the child-endangerment law. I’m a co-sponsor of this bipartisan bill, which was passed by the Senate on Feb. 5 by a 42-7 vote and is awaiting action in the House.
Incentive to build multi-family housing: SB 5679 would allow more of our state’s cities and counties to encourage the construction of affordable housing by offering a multi-family property-tax exemption. The exemption is already available in counties with larger populations (Pierce and four of the counties bordering it qualify, for example, but neighboring counties like Mason and Lewis do not).I’m a co-sponsor of this bill, filed by the senator from Walla Walla County, and as a member of the housing committee I took part in the public hearing it received Feb. 19. Unfortunately, opposition from an environmental-activist group may end up derailing this practical proposal.

Interesting

Restrict mobile device use by public-school students: SB 5346 would require the superintendent of public instruction to produce recommendations that go to the state school directors’ association, which would develop a model policy and procedures for school districts to consider. By the start of the 2026-27 school year, each of Washington’s 295 school districts would have to have a policy and procedures in place that are “consistent” with what the state school directors’ association produces.The bill was referred to the Senate committee on K-12 education more than a month ago but hasn’t budged since.
Ban flavored vapes: To quote from the bill, SB 5183 is about reducing youth usage of flavored tobacco and nicotine products and what it calls “entertainment vapor products” (which are defined as “any vapor product that has interactive gaming or entertainment features including, but not limited to, allowing a user to play music or audio, display photos or video, play virtual games, or display other animations on the device.) It would accomplish this goal by completely prohibiting the sales of such products in Washington.The bill received a public hearing from the Senate health-care committee on Feb. 14, but at the moment, a committee vote has not been scheduled. However, an identical version (House Bill 1203) was approved Wednesday by the House Consumer Protection and Business Committee.
Special “Smokey Bear” license plates: This bill was requested by the state Department of Natural Resources, to generate money to benefit the agency’s wildfire prevention programs. SB 5320 was referred to the Senate transportation committee but hasn’t received a public hearing. That might be because this year seems to be a big one for proposing new special license plates.Besides the Smokey Bear plate, I see bills that would create license plates for “donate life” (to promote organ donation), Mount St. Helens, the Seattle Reign FC, the United States Naval Academy, working forests, pollinator research and education, and “nautical Northwest.”
Considering our state offers 44 special license plates already, it will be interesting to see what happens with any or all of these proposals.

Controversial

The “initiative killer”: SB 5382 would have a chilling effect on the ability of people to exercise their constitutional right to make or overturn laws through voter initiatives. For instance, it would require those gathering signatures on petitions to attest, to the best of their knowledge, that signers provided correct names and addresses, even though gatherers have no way to verify that information.I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this bill was introduced at the first opportunity since a record seven initiatives were qualified in 2024 – all of which challenged policies adopted by the majority party. The Senate committee on elections passed it with a party-line vote Wednesday, and now it has come to our Ways and Means Committee.
Save money by shortening prison sentences: This bill would allow a court to significantly shorten certain prison sentences, contending it would be in the interests of justice and “result in significant cost savings to the state.” But there’s a very good reason criminals receive lengthy prison sentences, and it’s an affront to their victims for anyone to advocate reducing those sentences as a way to reduce government spending. What price do the sponsors of this bill put on public safety?Thankfully, it appears SB 5269 is not going to advance this year – but for those who seem more concerned about the criminals than the victims, there is always next year.
Government checks for striking workers: Just as there’s a difference between being laid off and quitting, there’s a difference between being let go and choosing to go out on strike. I understand why SB 5041 is a high priority for leaders of organized labor in our state, because if striking workers can collect unemployment benefits, they have less incentive to stay at or return to the bargaining table. That would give them a distinct advantage over the employer, but it hardly seems like a good use of taxpayer dollars.This bill came out of the Senate labor committee on a partisan vote and is before our Ways and Means committee.

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Your Input Matters

I am committed to representing your interests effectively and I welcome your feedback and suggestions. You may contact me at:

Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov
360-786-7648

It is an honor serving you and I look forward to your continued engagement and support!

Sincerely,

Sen. Chris Gildon, 25th Legislative District

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No shortage of ideas about shortage of housing

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 to get busier.

Today, I’d like to share the details of just a few of those bills and then I’ll invite you to follow a link to an online survey that has two housing-related questions. Finally, be sure to save the date for our town hall meeting, coming March 15! Details are below.

Permit streamlining: When certified architects or professional engineers put their stamp or seal on a permit-related document, they are basically certifying the document complies with all applicable regulations. That should mean something to the city or county involved, yet it’s all too common for a local government to delay approval by asking for more information or seeking modifications. The time and cost caused by permitting delays is a common reason that developers give up on housing projects.

I’ve introduced Senate Bill 5729 to help streamline one part of the permitting process. It would allow local governments no more than three opportunities to review, or request more information, once a project permit application is submitted. After the third time, the application is considered approved.

Detached ADUs outside urban areas: Our state allows for the placement and construction of detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on parcels within urban growth areas. These units can be used as caregiver housing, or allow older adults to “age in place,” or as rentals. The bottom line is, they add to the housing supply which we need so desperately.

It’s never made sense that rural areas are forbidden to allow such ADUs – but Senate Bill 5470, which I’m co-sponsoring, would end that restriction and increase the supply of these much-needed units.

Transit-oriented development: While the Democratic senator from Lynnwood and I may disagree on some issues – like his bill to require a permit to exercise Second Amendment rights – we’re of similar minds when it comes to promoting the construction of housing in areas served by transit.

I’m co-sponsoring his Senate Bill 5604, which would reduce fees and taxes for such development, reduce the cost of construction, and make the resulting housing more affordable.

Kit homes as emergency housing: Kit homes are built at a factory and can be designed specifically for permanent housing or temporary housing. Senate Bill 5249, which recently came before our housing committee for a public hearing, has to do with the temporary-housing kind. It tries to clarify how long these structures may be used as emergency housing and avoid conflict with state-level building codes.

It’s an example of how addressing the need for housing is not always as simple as one might think, due to regulatory concerns.

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Your Input Matters

I am committed to representing your interests effectively and I welcome your feedback and suggestions. You may contact me at:

Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov
360-786-7648

It is an honor serving you and I look forward to your continued engagement and support!

Sen. Chris Gildon, 25th Legislative District

Contact me!

PHONE: (360) 786-7648

E-MAIL: Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov

MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40425, Olympia, WA 98504

LEAVE A MESSAGE ON THE LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE: 1-800-562-6000

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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 by Washington businesses. As I explain in the video linked above, it’s the consumers across our state who would ultimately be hit by such a tax hike. I hope you can take a few minutes to view it!

Targeting wasteful spending
This morning the Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee endorsed my bill about reducing “improper medicaid concurrent enrollment payments.” That’s the official title of Senate Bill 5258; in plain English, this bipartisan legislation would stop making Washington taxpayers pay Medicaid premiums for people who no longer live in our state.

It’s not clear whether the lax management by the agencies that oversee Medicaid services in our state has been wasting tens of millions or hundreds of millions, but the reforms in SB 5258 are long overdue. The bill’s next stop is our Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Reduce state payouts
Also, my video report from Jan. 24 explained the bill I’ve introduced to reduce the costly explosion in “tort” cases that result in big payouts — more than $500 million in just the past two years. Yesterday The Seattle Times published an in-depth report on the issue and our proposed solution, Senate Bill 5144.

Check it out online: $ave Washington!
Check our $ave Washington webpage for more cost-saving ideas like these. No one should be talking about raising taxes when agencies are doing a poor job of managing and protecting the dollars already allocated to them.

The state Capitol grounds were free of snow today, so our 25th District delegation was able to step outside of the Legislative Building (the Capitol dome) for this photo with a group of visiting Pierce County fire chiefs.

Your Input Matters

I am committed to representing your interests effectively and I welcome your feedback and suggestions. You may contact me at:

Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov
360-786-7648

It is an honor serving you and I look forward to your continued engagement and support!

Sincerely,

Sen. Chris Gildon, 25th Legislative District

Contact me!

PHONE: (360) 786-7648

E-MAIL: Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov

MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40425, Olympia, WA 98504

LEAVE A MESSAGE ON THE LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE: 1-800-562-6000

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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

Your 25th District legislative delegation: Senator Chris Gildon, Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen and Rep. Michael Keaton.

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 the next few months, I will send a weekly update about what’s happening in Olympia. If you prefer not to get this report, there’s an unsubscribe option below. I hope you’ll find value in these concise reports, and I promise to respect your inbox by providing focused, meaningful information.

Legislative Session Overview

This year’s session began on Monday and will last 105 days. While the Legislature will consider numerous policy items, our primary focus will be adopting a new state operating budget, capital budget, and transportation budget for the next two years.

My New Role and Priorities

I’ve been appointed by my colleagues to serve as the ranking Republican member on the Ways and Means Committee this year. This is an enormous responsibility as this committee develops the capital and operating budgets in addition to addressing tax policy.

My goal as Republican budget leader is to produce an operating budget that is responsive to the needs of our district and that funds our shared priorities in an efficient and effective manner while ensuring accountability and transparency in all aspects.

Specifically, I will support policies that increase public safety, enable affordability, and provide for the health, safety and education of our children.

In my new position as Senate Republican budget leader, I sat down with my Democratic counterpart for an interview on the TVW network’s long-running “Inside Olympia” program. Click here to view it.

Senate Page Program Opportunity

Imagine spending a week at our state Capitol, getting a firsthand lesson in civics – while connecting with teens from across Washington, and earning a paycheck!

The Senate page program offers youths ages 14 to 16 just such an opportunity while legislators are in session. Pages carry messages between legislative offices, spend time in the Senate chamber (the “floor”), and learn about the legislative process in a special page school.

Our office can sponsor several pages during the 2025 session, and we’re actively seeking applicants. For more information, click here.

Your Input Matters

I am committed to representing your interests effectively and I welcome your feedback and suggestions. You may contact me at:

Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov
360-786-7648

It is an honor serving you and I look forward to your continued engagement and support!

Sincerely,

Sen. Chris Gildon, 25th Legislative District

Contact me!

PHONE: (360) 786-7648

E-MAIL: Chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov

MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 40425, Olympia, WA 98504

LEAVE A MESSAGE ON THE LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE: 1-800-562-6000

NOTE: Written communications are subject to disclosure under the Washington Public Records Act.