Rivers and Vick to host education town hall Saturday, May 23
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Rep. Brandon Vick and I are hosting town-hall meetings this Saturday in Battle Ground and Camas, with a focus on education funding. We would love the chance to see you and answer questions regarding the Senate’s budget, which would add $2.7 billion to current education-funding levels....
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State Supreme Court decision underscores importance of Rivers’ Cannabis Patient Protection Act
In the days and years leading up to the recent passage of Senate Bill 5052 Sen. Ann Rivers was the subject of angry emails, death threats, even a published caricature depicting her with fangs – all over what critics said was her lack of concern for medical-marijuana patients. Rivers’ Cannabis...
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Legislative Update April 28, 2015
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Although the Senate has done everything possible to finish the regular legislative session within the scheduled 105-days, the legislature failed to reach an agreement on a new two-year operating budget by April 26. As a result, Gov. Jay Inslee has called for a special session of up...
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Legislative Update April 20, 2015 – Busting the myth “We hate teachers”!
Dear Friends and Neighbors, In the past few weeks, my office has been inundated with emails from teachers around my district, so I wanted to take this opportunity to provide some information about the changes being proposed by the Legislature regarding K-12 health-care benefits. Please read on for more information....
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Sen. Ann Rivers’ Video Update April 3, 2015
In my latest video update I discuss the Cannabis Patient Protection Act, my bill that would reconcile the medical and recreational marijuana markets.
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Rivers to host transportation discussions March 21
Sen. Ann Rivers invites residents of the 18th Legislative District to participate in upcoming transportation discussions. The forums will allow people to ask questions and receive more information regarding a proposed package of transportation reforms and revenue passed by the Senate and awaiting consideration from the House of Representatives. The...
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Rivers supports transportation-construction jobs and economic development
Today, after nearly three years of negotiations, the Senate passed a $15 billion transportation revenue package with a broad bipartisan vote. The package devotes $8 billion to new construction and $1.4 billion to maintenance and preservation of existing roads and bridges across the state. “I’m tired of the people of...
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Rivers seeks to clarify guardian ad litem rules
When Vancouver resident Tina Toth phoned state Sen. Ann Rivers’ office over three years ago, she had hit the bureaucratic equivalent of a brick wall and didn’t know where to turn. Toth had just lost custody of her two boys through a stunning decision to place them with her physically...
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Sen. Ann Rivers’ Video Update Feb. 18, 2015
In my latest video update I discuss my “Driving Under the Influence of Electronics” bill and the proposed transportation revenue package. You can view it here.
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