Seattle already has passed 2022 homicide total – with three months left
September 28, 2023
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers September 28, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, In recent years, a glaring example of how our state’s crime problem has worsened is the rise in homicides in Seattle and King County. On... Read More...
Pain at the pump grows
September 12, 2023
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers September 12, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, Throughout this year, drivers around our state have been forced to pay much more for gasoline than in nearly every other state, with the notable... Read More...
No state worse than WA for jump in drug-overdose deaths
August 24, 2023
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers Aug. 24, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Let’s hear it for firefighters, others battling area wildfires Dear friends and neighbors, Over the past week, firefighters and others have heroically battled two wildfires in parts of Spokane... Read More...
Washington now leads U.S. in drug overdose deaths
July 25, 2023
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers July 25, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, Washington now has the dubious honor of having the highest gas prices of all states in America. Unfortunately, our state has become a national leader... Read More...
Washington state becomes national leader – in overdose deaths
July 25, 2023
Legislature’s two-year experiment with weak, unenforceable laws against hard drugs brings death across the state, say members of Senate Freedom Caucus OLYMPIA – Washington state has become a national leader in drug-overdose deaths, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and senators say credit goes... Read More...
Four Padden-sponsored laws take effect July 23
July 20, 2023
On Sunday (July 23) many new laws passed this year by the Legislature will take effect. Four of these new laws are based on bills prime-sponsored by 4th District Sen. Mike Padden: Senate Bill 5033, SB 5058, SB 5096 and SB 5218. ‘Kimberly Bender’s law’ The law created by Senate... Read More...
A bad category to be No. 1: Washington has highest gas prices in U.S.
June 26, 2023
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers June 26, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. A bad category to be No. 1: Washington has highest gas prices in U.S. Dear friends and neighbors, People normally associate June 21 with the first day of summer.... Read More...
Honoring fallen soldiers during Memorial Day ceremony
May 31, 2023
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers May 31, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, I hope all of you enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend. While the three-day weekend provides a great opportunity for us to gather with family and... Read More...