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...
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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...
Marriage equality, the civil rights issue of this generation
Wednesday, January 04 2012 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
Governor Gregoire has made a historic call for the support of full marriage equality in Washington state, along with long-time advocate Sen. Ed Murray and House Speaker Frank Chopp . I join these leaders with steadfast support of equal rights. Now is the time to end same-sex marriage discrimination against...
Maintaining Lake Wobegon
Tuesday, December 20 2011 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
"Lake Wobegon, where the women are smart, the men are good-looking and the children are above average." Most of us have heard Garrison Keillor describing the fictional town of Lake Wobegon. How does this relate to Washington state? Washington’s state and local taxes (as a percent of personal...
Special session adjourns, tackles piece of budget shortfall
Friday, December 16 2011 - Lisa Brown | Permalink
Maj. Ldr. Brown discusses special session. Click in bottom right of video to enlarge: Our work in Olympia was about listening to the concerns of people across Washington, and making the best choices to balance our budget. We are well ahead of where we’d otherwise be if the Legislature had simply...