Editor’s Note: The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Washington sent this legislative newsletter on Jan. 10, 2022. Our mission at the Voter Interests Project is to monitor elected officials and ballot measures; we generally do not report on the activities of non-profit organizations. However, the LWV Whidbey Island chapter...
Brandon Stone reports in the Skagit Valley Herald: When state legislators representing Skagit County got together online Friday to tell constituents about their priorities for the 2022 legislative session, talk centered around housing and behavioral health. They Said It Rep. Greg Gilday, R-Camano Island, said the state simply doesn’t have...
In a story by Jessie Stensland, she reports that the Island County Commissioners are going to hold a public meeting on January 18 for discussion on a proposed sales tax increase of on-tenth of 1%. The increase would raise approximately $1.2 million per year to construct, purchase, maintain and operate...
Jessie Stensland reports: Under newly redistricted maps, Whidbey Island will remain in the state’s most politically competitive legislative district as well as a slightly more competitive congressional district. Under the new maps, Island County remains in a geographically larger Congressional District 2 and a mostly unchanged Legislative District 10. US...
Join Sen. Ron Muzzall (R-Oak Harbor), Rep. Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor), and Rep. Greg Gilday (R-Camano) for a virtual town hall meeting focused specifically on Washington State Ferries and its current reduced capacity. Register for this Zoom webinar at this link.
Rep. Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor) sent the following legislative update from his official email account (RepDavePaul@updates.leg.wa.gov) on Thu., Oct. 28, 2021. Neighbors, Ferries are vital to our district. We have all felt the impacts of the recent cancellations of ferry sailings. We have been working to address this unacceptable reduction...
Sen. Ron Muzzall sent out a legislative update to constituents from his official email account on Wed., Oct. 27, 2021. Greetings Friends and Neighbors, As you know, many communities in the 10th District are heavily dependent on the state’s ferry system. Recent reductions in sailings, especially on the Clinton-Mukilteo route,...
State Representative Greg Gilday (R-Camano Island) sent the following update from his official email account on Wed., Oct. 27, 2021. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Frustrated by Washington’s ferry problems? Ferry trips are a lifeline for 10th District communities and residents. As many of us are all too aware, Washington State Ferries continues...
