I hope your 2026 is off to a wonderful start! We are officially off and running in this “short” 60-day session. Because we must finish our work by March 12, the pace in Olympia is incredibly fast. Right now, we are staring down our first big deadline: tomorrow, February 4. That’s the “policy cutoff,” the day when most bills have to pass out of their committees to keep moving forward. It’s always a bit of a scramble, but it’s a vital time to make sure our rural voices in Central Washington are heard loud and clear on everything from public safety and affordability to education and the responsible management of our state resources.

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