My opponent’s first bill (the one lowering standards for admission to teacher education programs) was written by an outside organization, so I thought I’d try my hand at starting closer to the beginning. Long story short, this bill adds carbon dioxide content to the fuel tax stickers that started showing up on fuel pumps a …
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In Which I Challenge Alex Ybarra to a Climate Debate
The 13th Legislative district is ground zero for climate change. From Kittitas County, with the headwaters of the Yakima River, fire-prone forests, and development pressure from climate refugees, to Grant County, the #1 agricultural county in the state, to Lincoln County, with its dryland wheat farms, I can’t think of another area that will experience …
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An odd first bill
I’m looking forward to making this campaign about issues and ideas and not individuals, so I hesitate to mention my opponent, Alex Ybarra, by name. However, people keep asking me why I’m running, and Mr. Ybarra’s first bill during his short time in the Legislature is part of the reason. Briefly, the bill lowered standards …
