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With the 2020 session right around the corner, I invite you to take my legislative priorities survey
Happy Thanksgiving Week! I hope that even with the many challenges we face in our communities, we can find time this week to reflect on our many blessings and connect with...
As with every legislative session, there were a number of successes and disappointments during the 105 days we convened at the Capitol this year. I wanted to begin this update by...
During a one-hour town hall on CNN Wednesday night, Gov. Jay Inslee made the following remarks about the state's largest employer, Boeing: “Boeing should not have been able to threaten the...
Since my last update, we've seen the introduction of the three major budgets we pass every biennium—operating, transportation and capital. The operating budget pays for the day-to-day operations of state government,...
Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, joins KSER's Ed Bremer to discuss two upcoming town halls, Wednesday's revenue forecast and the implications it has for the budget, a bill that will move Washington's...
Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, joins Ed Bremer on KSER to discuss bills that survived policy cutoff, the need for responsible budgeting, the Democrats' proposed tax hikes, and an update on her...
Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, joined KSER's Ed Bremer to discuss mental health reform, data privacy, accountable government, and more.
Although I will no longer be able to send out legislative email updates until December, I will continue to work on public policy development throughout the year.
As a Legislature, our top priority from day one of the 2018 session was to adopt a long-term Hirst solution and pass the 2017-19 capital budget. We were able to do...
Today is the 39th day of this 60-day session, and we just passed House of Origin cutoff. Any bills that were introduced in the House that did not come to the...
