A tale of four bills

The 2023 legislative session ended on April 23. Over the last four months, we developed operating, transportation and capital budgets that will help our community and our state. I'll have more to say about these budgets and what they mean for our families here in the 10th District in my next column.

This week, I want to give you a snapshot of how our democracy here in Olympia works – and how local community members affect that process.

Passing a single bill is like running two separate marathons: one in the House and another in the Senate, with legislation often needing to pass multiple commit...