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 17, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, Each year, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs releases a report titled “Crime in Washington” based on the previous year’s data. WASPC’s 2023...

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...

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...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers March 27, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, You are invited to attend a town hall meeting on Tuesday, April 2 to discuss the recently ended 2024 legislative session. The meeting will be...

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers February 1, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, It is looking more and more likely that the six initiatives now before the Legislature will wind up going before Washington voters this November. In...