Ann Rivers

The medical-marijuana market in Washington is a step closer to being in line with federal standards after the Senate Ways and Means Committee approved Sen. Ann Rivers’ measure Thursday. Voters authorized the medical use of cannabis in 1998 with few sideboards; however, the approval of Initiative 502 in 2013 muddied...

Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, and Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, have rescheduled their 18th District town hall meeting in Camas to Saturday, Nov. 23. The citizens’ meeting had previously been scheduled for Nov. 9, but the two lawmakers had to cancel after Gov. Jay Inslee called the Legislature into special...

Due to the Legislature going into a special session Thursday (tomorrow), Sen. Ann Rivers and Rep. Liz Pike are cancelling a town hall meeting, which was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Camas Public Library. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday he is calling lawmakers back to Olympia to pass...

Sen. Ann Rivers and Rep. Liz Pike are inviting citizens to attend a town hall meeting Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9, in Camas to discuss legislative-related issues of interest and concern to the 18th District. “Representative Pike and I have always felt it’s important to know what’s in the hearts and...

Commentary by State Sens. John Braun and Ann Rivers   Washington’s transportation system is in major need of a fix. Cowlitz County/Southwest Washington taxpayers depend on the state to maintain functioning highways they can use for commuting and shipping their products. Without good roads, the local economy would grind to...

   

  Posted on September 30, 2013 by Stevie Mathieu State Sen. Ann Rivers condemned the state attorney general’s office over the weekend for saying an Oregon-led Columbia River Crossing project could legally move forward without approval from the Washington Legislature. Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s top assistant said earlier this month that...

OLYMPIA… Sen. Ann Rivers is disappointed in the Washington State Attorney General Office’s support for proceeding with the multi-billion dollar Columbia River Crossing Project without any specific legislative authority. The attorney general’s opinion was expressed in a memo to the Coast Guard, which must approve any project that could affect...

Sen. Ann Rivers and Rep. Liz Pike want to hear from citizens on legislative-related issues of interest and concern to the 18th District. The two lawmakers have scheduled town hall meetings for Ridgefield and Battle Ground on Oct. 5. Another town hall meeting has been set for Nov. 9 in...