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Senator Mary
Margaret Haugen
10th District
Camano Island
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Nov. 8, 2006
Haugen solicits federal help for service members
who lost assistance
OLYMPIA – Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island,
is asking U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep.
Rick Larsen to help the families of service members who have been
disqualified for public assistance because of an administrative
change. more>>>
August 30, 2006
Seattle Times - Snohomish edition Op-Ed
North Snohomish County the best location for
new four-year college
Research polls now show that for the first time in our country’s
history, Americans expect their children to have fewer opportunities
in life than they had.
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June 6, 2006
Association honors Haugen for her work to
repeal nursing home bed tax
OLYMPIA – When the Legislature proposed a daily tax on
nursing home patients in 2003, Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen,
D-Camano Island, was one of a handful of senators who voted
against it. After the tax passed despite her opposition, Haugen
persuaded her colleagues in 2005 to approve a bill phasing out the
tax by 2011. Earlier this year, anxious to remove the tax even
sooner, she sold them on a bill to repeal the tax as of July 1,
2007. more>>>
May 18, 2006
Haugen urges public to provide feedback at town
halls on higher education
OLYMPIA – The Washington Higher Education Coordinating
Board (HECB) is developing a plan for meeting the higher education
needs of the three-county area of Skagit, Island and Snohomish
Counties. Before it can proceed, however, the board needs feedback
from the public at town halls scheduled for Tuesday in Stanwood and
Wednesday in Oak Harbor.
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April 10, 2006
Haugen to host town halls on April 17 and 18 at
four 10th District locales
OLYMPIA – Area residents can hear a report from this
year’s legislative session, voice concerns and ask questions of
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, at any of four town
halls next week. more>>>
April 4, 2006
Governor signs bill clarifying farmers’ rights
to privacy with voluntary plans
OLYMPIA – Small farmers will have an easier time improving
environmental conditions on their land, thanks to legislation signed
into law Friday by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
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March 27, 2006
Nursing home bed tax on the way out: Governor
signs repeal
OLYMPIA – An unpopular tax on nursing home patients will
be eliminated four years sooner than scheduled, thanks to
legislation signed today by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
The tax was a longtime target of Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen,
D-Camano Island, whose Senate Bill 6368 repeals the tax
as of July 1, 2007.
more>>>
March 15, 2006
Legislature accelerates elimination of nursing
home bed tax
OLYMPIA – Last year Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano
Island, won passage of a bill that would have phased out the
state’s nursing home bed tax by 2011. This year she went even
further, pushing through a bill that repeals the tax as early as
next year. more>>>
March 1, 2006
Tax break for seniors, farm plan protection
pass Legislature unanimously
OLYMPIA – Seniors and disabled retirees gained a tax break
on properties that cannot be subdivided, and farmers won protection
from undue scrutiny under two measures that passed unanimously today
in the House of Representatives.
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March 1, 2006
Utsalady Elementary fourth-graders join Haugen
for tour of state Capitol
OLYMPIA – Ninety fourth-grade students from Utsalady
Elementary School toured the state Capitol last week as guests of
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island.
more>>>
Feb. 17, 2006
Senate’ s 2006 budget repeals nursing home bed
tax
OLYMPIA – The supplemental budget passed today by the
Senate would repeal a daily tax to nursing home patients, effective
July 1, 2007.
“It’s the best we could get, but it’s still not soon enough to
suit me,” said Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island,
who sponsored the bill to eliminate the tax. “Taxing elderly,
bed-ridden patients is the worst idea I’ve ever seen in all my years
in the Legislature.”
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Feb. 16, 2006
State parks recognize volunteer role of Island
County Beach Watchers
OLYMPIA – Two Beach Watchers contingents from Island
County were recognized as top volunteer groups today by the
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
more>>>
Feb. 15, 2006
Senate budget tracks spending, delivery of
major transportation projects
OLYMPIA – The Senate Supplemental Transportation Budget
for 2006 will keep Washington’s major projects on course while
making only minor changes in policy and implementation, Senate
leaders said today.
more>>>
Feb. 13, 2006
Senate votes for better approach to traditional
ferry bid process
OLYMPIA – When it comes to building ferries, lawmakers
have discovered a perplexing problem: Low-bid contracting doesn’t
necessarily produce low-cost ferries. Numerous other factors, from a
contractor’s capacity and efficiency to the location and quality of
shipyard facilities, can result in ferries that cost more while
delivering less. more>>>
Feb. 11, 2006
Senate lowers motor vehicle excise tax
valuation for cars and small trucks
OLYMPIA – When voters approved Initiative 776, which
repealed state laws governing the valuation of vehicles, they
created a two-pronged problem. First, jurisdictions that impose a
motor vehicle excise tax had no option but to continue to follow the
repealed statutes to retire existing debt. Second, other local
jurisdictions that have the option of imposing an MVET in local,
voter-approved transportation plans have no guidance on vehicle
valuation or rates of depreciation.
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Feb. 10, 2006
Haugen requests $2.7 million to shield
NAS Whidbey from encroachment
OLYMPIA – In a bid to protect Naval Air Station
Whidbey Island (NAS Whidbey) from area development and
possible inclusion in congressional base-closing plans, Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, is asking
the state to appropriate $2.7 million to the City of Oak
Harbor to purchase 17.7 acres of adjacent land.
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Feb. 9, 2006
Senate votes to restore assistance to military
families, expand senior tax break
OLYMPIA – Many military members and their families could
see their public assistance restored, and seniors and disabled
retirees would receive a tax break on larger properties, under two
measures passed today by the Senate.
more>>>
Feb. 8, 2006
Senate votes to clarify rules on disclosure of
farm plans for critical areas
OLYMPIA –Small farmers in Washington often find themselves
in a frustrating Catch-22: They want to improve their lands’
critical areas such as streams and wetlands, but doing so could open
them up to oversight that would be disruptive and expensive, at a
time when many farmers have little margin for error.
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Feb. 6, 2006
Haugen bill would ease taxes on seniors,
disabled retirees in rural areas
OLYMPIA – Increasingly more seniors and other retirees
living in rural areas are facing a double whammy: the property taxes
on their land are rising beyond their means, but zoning ordinances
bar them from subdividing properties of five or fewer acres. This
prevents them from selling off parts of their property, either to
raise money to pay taxes or to reduce the property size on which
they are taxed so that they aren’t priced out of their homes.
more>>>
Feb. 3, 2006
Haugen’s leadership earns high rating
from Sierra Club
OLYMPIA – Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano
Island, has received a 20-point rating for her work on
environmental issues in 2005 from the Sierra Club’s Cascade
Chapter. more>>>
Feb. 2, 2006
Women’s seminar honors Haugen for leadership in
transportation solutions
OLYMPIA – The Puget Sound Chapter of the Women's
Transportation Seminar (WTS) presented a Recognition of Achievement
Award on Tuesday to Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island,
for her role in guiding the 2005 9.5-cent transportation tax package
to passage. more>>>
Jan. 25, 2006
Haugen bills clarify
existing land use, repeal nursing home bed tax
OLYMPIA – Landowners on or near critical areas
often want to do what’s right for the environment but simply
don’t know how.
One of two major bills proposed this week by Sen. Mary
Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, would clear up the
confusion over existing properties and direct government to
educate and assist landowners rather than regulate them. The
other bill would eliminate the state tax on beds in nursing
facilities.
more>>>
Jan. 24, 2006
Haugen bill would fix housing allowance
hardship for military members
OLYMPIA – Low-ranking service members who have been
disqualified for public assistance because of an administrative
glitch would have their eligibility restored under a bill proposed
by Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island.
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Jan. 20, 2006
Haugen on board as Garry oak vies for status as
state’s official oak tree
OLYMPIA – Count Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano
Island, among the sponsors of legislation to make Garry oak the
official oak tree of Washington. The Garry’s bid for state icon
status has little competition: It’s the only oak tree native to
Washington. more>>>
Jan. 17, 2006
Haugen urges constituents to voice their
concerns in 2006 legislative session
OLYMPIA – Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island,
today urged constituents to check to see if their needs are being
represented in the 60-day legislative session that began Jan. 9.
more>>>
Jan. 12, 2006
Senator Haugen’s defense of farms earns state
bureau’s recognition
OLYMPIA – The Washington Farm Bureau today awarded Sen.
Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, its Certificate of
Commendation for her efforts to protect farmers from groundless
complaints. more>>>
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