By electing a Democratic majority in the Senate, voters have spoken: the people of Washington share our values, and they want our caucus to stay on course - prioritizing education, creating jobs for the middle class, and protecting folks like working mothers, seniors and the disabled. Given the challenges...
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Lisa Brown
Sen. Brown’s statement on senate’s Democratic majority
Thursday, November 08 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
Sen. Brown’s statement on improved statewide test scores
Wednesday, August 29 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
Sen. Lisa Brown, D-Spokane, on Wednesday issued the following statement regarding improved test scores for Washington's students: “As a parent and a college professor, I am very encouraged with the improved test scores – that’s the good news. The bad news is that an opportunity gap...
A plan that works for all Washingtonians
Friday, August 17 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
The final weeks of summer are here, and with them comes a look ahead to the fall, when I make one last trip to the lake, classes resume at Gonzaga University where I teach, and legislators ramp up their preparations for the next budget and the next session. This is my final fall as the 3 rd District...
Majority Leader Lisa Brown will not seek re-election
Thursday, May 03 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Spokane, issued the following statement today: I have decided not to seek re-election to the 3rd district Senate seat this fall. Returning home two weeks ago, I began taking stock of my twenty years in the Legislature, reflecting on what I have been able to achieve...
Washington film incentive signed into law
Friday, March 30 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
Late last night Gov. Chris Gregoire signed Senate Bill 5539 a law to revive a tax incentive program that expired last July. SB 5539, a bill which I co-sponsored, follows the recommendations of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) and renews a tax incentive aimed at maintaining Washington...
Sen. Brown attends rally protesting state healthcare budget cuts
Monday, March 19 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
On Friday, Representative Billig and I teamed with community leaders to rally and protect the funding for critical social service programs essential in Spokane. Executives, advocates and supporters from the Housing and Essential Needs (HENs) were joined by men and women served by the programs on location...
Issues with Women?
Wednesday, March 14 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
There are significant differences in the Republican-plus-three budget and the budget supported by House and Senate Democrats when it comes to women. The Republican budget cuts family planning by $6 million. Combined with the vote the same night against bringing forward the Reproductive Parity Act, the...
Kicking Cans
Tuesday, March 13 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
If, as proposed in the "Senate Republican plus 3" budget, a veteran with mental health issues loses his health care coverage and medications and ends up in the emergency room or in the King County jail, a "human can" has been kicked down the road. In their budget 15,000 people...
Sen. Brown discusses proposed budget on KOMO Radio
Wednesday, February 29 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown joined "Newsline AM" on KOMO Newsradio 1000 on Wednesday to discuss the Senate Democrats budget proposal....
Song of the session: “I Hear Them All”
Thursday, January 05 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
When I was budget chair, years ago, a tradition began to pick a song that represents the upcoming legislative session. As I read hundreds of emails and listen to countless people testify it’s clear our budget cuts have already had detrimental effects on Washingtonians. Our duty is to hear them...