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Ross and Cyrus Raising funds for Fred Hutch
Rep. Cyrus Habib and I are riding in Obliteride August 9th and 10th to raise money for the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center and the work they do to solve the problem of cancer. We’d love your support of the cause. You may not know this, but both Cyrus and I are cancer survivors. He has…
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Fail: Congress Working on Toxics Policy
With the exception of education policy, there’s probably no other issue where states’ rights are paramount than when it comes to the health of its residents. Congress is currently considering a bill that would have devastating consequences to public health in Washington state if they don’t make major changes to the proposal. The federal Chemicals…
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Other Opinions on Common Core Standards
It’s not just me disagreeing with the people who want to get rid of the Common Core State Standards, it’s a host of thoughtful people. My favorite so far is from David Brooks, the conservative columnist from the New York Times. (I know this is an oxymoron, but he’s more conservative than everyone else there.)…
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Transportation
I made some remarks at the Bellevue Rotary yesterday that seem to have been misinterpreted by some people, so I’m clarifying: Passing a transportation package this session is incredibly important for the Puget Sound region. I support a well-designed package. Starting in January King County Metro will start reducing service to make up for an…
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Cool data about net income migration
This is an interesting view of how income has migrated in the last decade – lots of high wage people moving to Washington state. The rankings are aggregate, so it might be interesting to see what the per-capita impact of this would be. The impact of $7.88 billion on 7 million people in Washington is…
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Redmond Derby Days
Everybody loves a parade! The Redmond parade is nice – there’s lots of floats, it’s short, the weather is usually good, and it’s well organized. My favorite part of parades is wandering around as everyone is set up waiting for the parade to start – there are a lot of people to talk to and…
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Education wins in final budget
A week has passed since the end of the second (and final) special session this year and I’ve finally put socks and shoes on and shaved. This was an exhausting exercise as the Senate Republicans figured out how they were going to make decisions. I’m pleased we were able to get it done at the…
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Internship Opportunities!
I just got this mail from the Governor’s office and I’m hoping my thousands of loyal blog readers will pass this on to interested college and graduate students. The Governor’s Leadership Academy is a unique internship program for college and graduate students to gain a hands-on learning experience in the Governor’s office. The Inslee Administration…
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Background Checks and Guns in the Chamber
I recorded a video last week that describes my dissapointment at not passing HB 1588, a quite reasonable bill that would have required background checks on gun purchasers to ensure that we are not enabling felons or those with serious mental health or domestic violence issues to purchase guns. The bill has been written about extensively in…
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Town Hall Meeting Saturday March 16, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 MEDIA ADVISORY Who: State Sen. Rodney Tom and state Reps. Cyrus Habib and Ross Hunter (48th Legislative District) What: Town hall meeting When: 10 a.m. – noon, Saturday, March 16 Where: Redmond City Hall, 15670 NE 85th St., Redmond Why: To meet with constituents to discuss issues and answer their questions…