Fortunato votes for Hirst fix and capital budget
Fortunato sounds alarm on new development rules Senator Phil Fortunato cast his vote to approve a legislative fix for the flawed 2016 Hirst decision and approved a capital budget late Thursday evening. Senate Bill 6091 was approved in the Senate by a vote of 35 to 15 and in the...
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That didn’t take long – News from Olympia
January 16, 2018 STAY CONNECTED! Due to election year restrictions, I will be limited in how I can communicate with you about what is going on in Olympia. Please be sure to subscribe to my newsletter if you already haven’t. You can also unsubscribe at anytime. Feel free to share this with...
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Fortunato bill rewards state employees who save taxpayers money
“Everybody knows government wastes money. The question is where is the waste?” says state Sen. Phil Fortunato. That’s why he introduced legislation that would reward state employees with a sizable bonus for finding government waste. Senate Bill 6332, introduced in the first week of the 2018 legislative session, would re-establish...
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Fortunato introduces legislation to protect privacy of concealed pistol license holders
Sen. Phil Fortunato has cosponsored legislation in the first week of session to protect the privacy of concealed pistol license holders in Washington. Senate Bill 6173 would clarify state disclosure laws concerning information of concealed pistol license holders. The state Department of Licensing recently asked the less-than-gun-friendly state attorney general...
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Watch your wallet – Democrats take control
November 30, 2017 STAY CONNECTED! Due to election year restrictions, I will be limited in how I can communicate with you about what is going on in Olympia. Please be sure to subscribe to my newsletter if you already haven’t. You can also unsubscribe at anytime by clicking here. Feel free to...
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Senate president’s gun ban an opening salvo against 2nd Amendment
Sen. Phil Fortunato responded strongly today to a new rule from the state’s Democrat lieutenant governor that will ban firearms from the Senate’s public gallery. In a hand-delivered letter to the lieutenant governor, whose duties include presiding over the Senate; Fortunato outlines numerous concerns with the ban, including its legality...
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House, Inslee offer “death sentence for rural Washington,” Fortunato says
Sen. Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn, issued the following statement in response to the news that the House has refused a permanent Hirst fix: House Democrats are being led by Seattle special interests that think that city water magically appears out of pipes in the wall but rural water taken from wells...
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Is it time for the rest of the county to escape from Seattle?
By now, you should have received my final legislative update for the year. Unfortunately, Senate rules governing election-year communications required that my final update be mailed prior to the end of our legislative business this year. You can read the entire newsletter by clicking the picture below. In the newsletter,...
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Senator Fortunato meets local graduates of the Basic Law Enforcement Academy
Senator Fortunato was privileged to attend the June 28, 2017 Basic Law Enforcement Academy graduation ceremonies of Class 750. The academy is an essential institution that trains officers to protect us and themselves, and even to keep safe the people they are duty-bound to arrest. It ensures that every local officer has consistent...
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