I hope this email finds you well and that you had a Merry Christmas. I'd like to invite you to a town hall meeting I'll be hosting with Sen. Doug Ericksen...
Rep. Van Werven will be holding coffee chats across Whatcom County in the next couple months. Also, a reminder, legislators will be under election year restrictions.
It was a short session, but it was a whirlwind. It started by passing a Hirst fix and a capital budget in the second week. There were many late nights and...
Just a reminder, Sen. Doug Ericksen, Rep. Vincent Buys and I are holding a town hall meeting this Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Blaine Senior Center from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m....
We are over halfway through the 60-day legislative session. We have reached the point where most of the bills are dead or no longer under consideration. There are a lot of...
Please join Sen. Doug Ericksen, Rep. Vincent Buys and me for a telephone town hall Monday, Feb. 5, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. During the hour-long event, you will be able to ask...
Legislative Note from Rep. Luanne Van Werven – Hirst, capital budget, carbon tax and a new committee
We are in the second week of the 2018 legislative session. The short, 60-day session is always fast and furious as it feels like we are trying to pack so much into a...
Although the Legislature is not in session, I feel it important to give you an update on the Hirst ruling – the flawed state Supreme Court decision from last October. You will recall...
After 193 days in session - the most in state history - the Legislature adjourned. Budget negotiators deserve kudos for all the long hours and hard work they put in to reach...
Legislative Note from Rep. Luanne Van Werven – McCleary update, Blaine transportation project vetoed
Well, the Legislature started its second 30-day special session on Tuesday, May 23. It is frustrating special sessions have become normal operations in Olympia. However, I am encouraged that the K-12 education negotiators are making progress...
