Public pressure helps kill bill raising property tax cap
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers February 15, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, A key deadline has been reached as the 2024 legislative session enters its final three weeks. Tuesday was “Senate floor cutoff,” the last day for...
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Senate approves Padden bill to help pollinators
A bill requested by a Mount Spokane High School student to help bees and other pollinators has cleared the Senate this year. The Senate voted 48-1 to pass Senate Bill 5934, a bipartisan measure introduced by 4th District Sen. Mike Padden that aims to promote the use of pollinator-friendly shrubs...
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ALERT – Property taxes could rise under bad bill moving in Senate
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers February 8, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, A few weeks ago, I mentioned that Senate Democrats are considering a bill this session that could dramatically raise your property taxes if enacted. Unfortunately,...
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Senators denounce bill to raise property taxes – vote expected Thursday
OLYMPIA – The Washington Senate is poised to approve a bill Thursday that would allow the annual growth in property taxes to triple, flouting the will of Washington voters who approved a cap on property taxes in 2001. Republican senators say they plan to raise stiff opposition when the bill...
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Senate passes second Padden bill removing red tape from construction of smaller condominiums
A year ago, the Legislature unanimously approved a bill from 4th District Sen. Mike Padden that helps encourage home ownership in Washington by making it easier to construct smaller condominium buildings. A similar condo-construction measure introduced by Padden is advancing this year following passage today by the Senate on a...
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For fourth straight year, Senate passes Padden bill to combat impaired driving
With traffic deaths in Washington reaching their highest point in over 30 years, the Senate today again approved an anti-impaired driving bill sponsored by 4th District Sen. Mike Padden. It is the fourth straight year the Senate has passed such a measure. Senate Bill 5032, which was passed 43-5, would...
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Democrats refusing to act on six voter initiatives sent to Legislature
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...
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Panel passes Padden pollinator proposal
Legislation requested by a Mount Spokane High School student to help bees and other pollinators is buzzing through the Senate this year. The Senate Local Government, Land Use and Tribal Affairs Committee today approved Senate Bill 5934, a bipartisan measure introduced by 4th District Sen. Mike Padden that aims to promote...
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Senate committee passes another Padden bill removing red tape from construction of smaller condominiums
In 2023 the Legislature unanimously approved a bill from 4th District Sen. Mike Padden that helps encourage home ownership in Washington by making it easier for smaller condominium buildings to be constructed. During this year’s legislative session, Padden has introduced a similar condo-construction proposal. The bipartisan measure was approved yesterday...
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