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IN THE NEWS: Hip, tech-savvy senator hits Olympia
February 02, 2016
I arrived at the state Capitol just before 7 a.m. Jan. 11. It was the first day of the legislative session, but I had been in Olympia almost a week. At home, Christmas decorations had barely been taken down before I was filling my car with suits and ties and... Read More...
IN THE NEWS: Local men honored by state Filipino community
November 17, 2015
Sunnyside’s Rey Pascua and Sen. Jim Honeyford (R-Sunnyside) recently were honored for their ongoing support of Washington’s Filipino communities. The Filipino Community of Seattle selected the two men for the Bayanihan Award given to those who promote community leadership, said Sheila Burrus, the Seattle organization’s executive director. Honeyford and Pascua,... Read More...
IN THE NEWS: Civil Air Patrol honors
September 15, 2015
Sen. Jim Honeyford (R-Sunnyside) receives the Legislator of the Year Award this past Saturday at the National Civil Air Patrol Convention in Orlando, Fla. Honeyford was honored for his work to benefit search and rescue efforts in Washington state, for his help in obtaining a hangar at the McAllister Air... Read More...
Honeyford, Warnick gain Senate support for drought relief
May 28, 2015
Today, on the final day of the Legislature’s special session, the Senate unanimously voted to allocate $18 million to the State Drought Preparedness Account, allowing the state Department of Ecology to begin emergency drought response as soon as the bill is approved by the House of Representatives and signed into... Read More...
A capital budget that builds classrooms, not state office buildings
April 14, 2015
This post originally appeared in the Majority Coalition Caucus leadership blog, Exit 105. Over the weekend a news story highlighted one of the big problems the Legislature faces this year. We’re mandating all-day kindergarten and reducing class sizes in grades K-3. And if we do that, we’re going to need... Read More...
Senate capital budget would boost schools, recreation, economic development
April 08, 2015
The Senate’s bipartisan capital-budget proposal for 2015-17 would build over 2,100 classrooms, fully fund 80 parks and trails, and devote $60 million to local-government infrastructure projects statewide. The $3.9 billion plan was released today by Sen. Jim Honeyford, capital-budget chair; Sen. Karen Keiser, Democratic capital-budget leader; Sen. Bruce Dammeier, vice... Read More...
Joint legislative drought committee meets, Honeyford selected as chair
April 01, 2015
In response to the record low mountain snowpack and the governor’s drought declaration, the first meeting of the 2015 Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought was held today. Sen. Jim Honeyford was chosen to chair the committee that has been tasked with making legislative recommendations in response to... Read More...