Head tax spending plan still in flux
Head tax spending plan still in flux KING5.comFull coverage
Welcome
Thank you for the personal and professional honor of serving as your state senator! It is inspiring to partner with our community to tackle the pressing public issues facing our state.
As a husband, father, entrepreneur and citizen legislator, I’m honored to run for re-election to the State Senate in 2018. I’m running to continue to tackle major ‘systems’ challenges that touch real people living real lives and go to the heart of our quality of life. Our region is exploding with growth and change. Yet our public policy approach to education, transportation, mental health, environment, public safety, affordability and so many other issues too often lag behind our potential.
In my time in the Legislature I have played instrumental roles in raising the high school graduation rate for foster youth, bringing a new level of public transparency and rigor to tax preferences, modernizing higher education finance, cleaning up Puget Sound and our water quality and natural environment, and more. I have worked diligently to provide top-notch constituent services to our district when people need help from state government, and have fought hard for the values of our community.
Our constitutional republic is based on the oxygen of citizen engagement.
I ask, with deep appreciation for the opportunity to continue serving our community and state, for the honor of your vote in 2018.
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Head tax spending plan still in flux
Head tax spending plan still in flux KING5.comRising number of homeless deaths reflects increasing numbers of people needing shelter and care – PUBLIC HEALTH … PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDERAmazon gives $350K to group supporting Jenny Du…
Port of Seattle announces partnership for sustainable aviation fuels at Sea-Tac Airport
Port of Seattle announces partnership for sustainable aviation fuels at Sea-Tac Airport Tacoma Daily News (blog)Full coverage
City council passes scaled-down head tax
City council passes scaled-down head tax My Ballard (blog)Seattle City Council votes 9-0 for scaled-down head tax on large employers Seattle TimesFull coverage
City council passes scaled-down head tax
City council passes scaled-down head tax My Ballard (blog)Full coverage
Behind Seattle’s rising pension costs: Past mismanagement adds to taxpayers’ burden
Behind Seattle’s rising pension costs: Past mismanagement adds to taxpayers’ burden Seattle TimesFull coverage
#waleg slow approach to opioid abuse disorder needs big thinking. Interesting The New York Times Opinion Section article by @Lhilgers.
www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/opinion/sunday/addiction-cancer-treatment.html?action=click&module=Wel...
Opinion | Treat Addiction Like Cancer
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People with substance-use disorders shouldn’t have to work so hard to get care.As our hearts once again are shattered from the pain of gun violence, I offer my deepest commitment to continue to fight to strengthen the our state's gun safety laws. No one can remain silent.
Join us for 2018 Re-Election Campaign Kick Off! Monday, June 11 at 5-7 p.m. Please RSVP: nicole.wsdc@gmail.com. Address: 608 W. Kinnear Place, Seattle 98119. All welcome!
