Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers November 1, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, The lack of safety on our roads and highways continues to be a serious crisis in Washington. Traffic fatalities remain at a record high, based...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers September 5, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, There are several national surveys and reports in which any state would wish to rank at or near the top. Unfortunately, a recently published survey...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers August 15, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, One of the favorite times of the year for so many people – fair season – is upon us. Many fairs already have been held...

With the middle of summer here, the peak of fair season is approaching in many communities on both sides of the Cascades. State Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, encourages the public to support Washington’s agricultural community by attending one or more fairs in the coming weeks. Padden, who is retiring...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers August 1, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, It is critical for our state to have an electric power supply that is reliable and large enough to meet Washington’s growing population and energy...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers July 2, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, This Thursday, people throughout the U.S. will celebrate Independence Day – America’s birthday. It was on July 4, 1776, when the 13 American colonies formally...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers June 18, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, Area landscapers, home builders and others who plant shrubs are invited to attend a free pollinator-habitat workshop on Tuesday, June 25, that the Spokane Conservation...

Area landscapers and other businesses or people who plant shrubs are invited to attend a free pollinator-habitat workshop on Tuesday, June 25, sponsored by 4th District state Sen. Mike Padden and the Spokane Conservation District. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Spokane Conservation District...

What began as a Mount Spokane High School student working to earn a major Girl Scout award is now a new state law, signed today by Gov. Jay Inslee, that will help bees and other pollinators. Senate Bill 5934 is a bipartisan measure introduced by 4th District Sen. Mike Padden...