January 8, 2012

Last day before the 2012 Regular Legislative Session begins. Based on what I'm hearing, this could be a nasty session, very partisan and lacking the focus necessary to finish within the 60-day limit. Case in point, the Democrat majority has decided to make Gay Marriage one of their priorities ... not the $1.5 billion budget deficit.

Molly left this morning for Tiffany's volleyball tournament in Tacoma. We had dinner with the team last night and then came back to Olympia. Good luck today girls.

Headed into the office later this morning to prepare for our Caucus meeting this afternoon on Priorities of Government. Tomorrow the work begins.

#2012 #Legislative #Session #volleyball #Team #Yakima #Black #POG #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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January 7, 2012

Came over to Olympia yesterday and got everything moved into my home away from home. Molly and Tiffany came over today and we're headed up to Tacoma for dinner with Tiffany's volleyball team, Team Yakima Black. They're playing in a tournament tomorrow in University Place.

We have a Caucus meeting tomorrow afternoon to continue of discussion on Priorities of Government. I'm looking forward to the discussion and hope we are able to make some progress in the process to develop our own priorities. On Monday morning, the 2012 Regular Legislative Session will begin.

#Olympia #volleyball #Team #Yakima #Black #University #Place #POG #legislative #session #2012 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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2011 2nd Special Legislative Session Day 9

After spending yesterday afternoon working on the House Republican Caucus's Priorities of Government, I've spent this morning looking through several agencies prioritized lists. The information is amazingly enlightening and sheds a lot of light as to why the government opperates the way it does. For example, the first priority listed under the Department of Ecology is "reduce health and environmental threats from motor vehicle emissions." Seriously, THAT'S a priority of the DOE?

#Ecology #DOE #emissions #environmental #threats #HRC #POG #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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