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Property crime, public safety in spotlight as Senate panel comes to Spokane Valley
October 17, 2014
Click on the image to view the Senate Law and Justice Committee’s Oct. 2 work session, in the Spokane Valley City Council chambers. Read More...
Visit with state Sen. Mike Padden over coffee Nov. 12
October 15, 2014
Sen. Mike Padden invites residents of the 4th Legislative District to join him for coffee and conversation on Wednesday, Nov. 12 in Millwood. From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. that day, Padden will be at the Rocket Bakery, 3315 N. Argonne Rd., to meet one-on-one with the people he serves.... Read More...
In The Spokesman-Review, Oct. 11: Reducing punishment doesn’t reduce crime
October 13, 2014
Click on the text below to read the full column by Sen. Padden. Read More...
Senate Law and Justice Committee coming to Spokane Valley Oct. 2
September 23, 2014
Members of the state Senate Law and Justice Committee will take up a mix of criminal-justice and business-law issues – and revisit a constitutional question – when they come to Spokane Valley for an afternoon work session Oct. 2. “It isn’t easy for people from our area to travel to... Read More...
Coffee and Conversation with Sen. Mike Padden
September 15, 2014
I greatly value the opportunity to hear directly from you about the issues that matter most to you and your family. That is why I would like to extend the following invitation: Please join me for coffee and conversation ~ Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Beck’s Harvest... Read More...
Padden satisfied with high-court decision affirming religious freedom
June 30, 2014
Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley and chairman of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, offered this statement following today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that certain corporations may claim religious-freedom protections. “For the second week in a row the court has found that the Obama administration overreached its authority. Today’s ruling... Read More...
Senate panel’s Monday meeting to culminate with discussion stemming from complaint tied to insurance commissioner
June 12, 2014
The two sides in a recent whistleblower complaint concerning the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner are expected to come before a state Senate committee Monday afternoon, in their first public appearance since the complaint began making headlines in May. Sen. Mike Padden, chair of the Senate Law and Justice... Read More...
PHOTO: Padden presented with national honor for work to end DUI-related tragedies
June 11, 2014
SPOKANE VALLEY — State Sen. Mike Padden receives the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s top public-service award from John M. Moffat, administrator of the federal agency’s regions 9 and 10. Padden, a Spokane Valley Republican serving Washington’s 4th Legislative District, had been unable to attend the 32nd annual Lifesavers conference... Read More...
Senate Law & Justice Committee to discuss OIC whistleblower complaint at June 16 meeting
May 27, 2014
Sen. Mike Padden, Chair of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, announced today that the interim committee work session scheduled for June 16 will now include a discussion of the independence of hearings officers at state agencies. The topic was added in response to a recent whistleblower complaint filed by... Read More...
