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Senator
Steve Hobbs
44th District
Lake Stevens
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Nov. 25, 2007
Everett Herald op-ed
Whose money is it, anyway? State should give
some back
Taxes. They've been called a necessary evil. Taxes are at the
core of the love/hate relationship we have with government. We all
depend on the services that government provides to us, even though
we hate parting with our hard-earned dollars to pay for those
services. more>>>
Nov. 9, 2007
Property tax relief bill drafted by Sen. Hobbs
for 2008 Legislature
OLYMPIA – Property tax relief may have suffered a slight
setback following yesterday’s Supreme Court rejection of Initiative
747, but Washington residents can expect to see legislative
solutions to the problem. Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens,
has been working to draft legislation after hearing from his
neighbors about recent spikes in property taxes.
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May 14, 2007
Taking care of business
OLYMPIA – He’s been a soldier and a senator. Now he can
add one more title to his résumé. The Everett and the South
Snohomish County Chambers of Commerce announced last week that
Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, is a recipient of their annual
“Business Champion” award.
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May 9, 2007
Senate Democrats’ Washington Learns
bills signed into law
OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today signed five
Senate bills to implement the recommendations of Washington
Learns, an 18-month study aimed at revolutionizing
public education in Washington. On hand were some of the
senators who sponsored the legislation.
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April 22, 2007
Governor signs bill outlawing discrimination
against veterans
OLYMPIA – They don’t expect parades. But they don’t expect
discrimination either. Veterans returning from war want nothing more
than a smooth re-entry into society. For many, however, their return
from the Middle East is marred by a new and unsuspected enemy:
discrimination based on ignorance about post-traumatic stress
disorder and displaced anger about Iraq.
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April 20, 2007
Sen. Hobbs: Invest in opportunity for our
children
OLYMPIA – Smart investing means directing your limited
resources where they pay the greatest dividends. And there is simply
no investment smarter than education.
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April 19, 2007
Skill centers provide a piece of the education
puzzle
OLYMPIA – It’s a simple truth: Not every student can or
wants to go to college. But while we’ve focused on improving
Washington’s higher education system, we’ve neglected the critical
contribution of skill centers. To address that problem, the
Legislature has approved a measure that will result in more
satellite and branch campus skill centers.
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April 11, 2007
Discrimination against vets won’t be tolerated
in Washington
OLYMPIA – When our family members, friends and coworkers
are called to war, we wish them a safe return. But for too many
veterans, re-entry into society poses its own challenges. Ignorance
about post-traumatic stress disorder and displaced anger about Iraq
have caused veterans to fight a different enemy: discrimination. But
that’s about to change in Washington.
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April 6, 2007
Sirita’s Law approved by Senate
OLYMPIA – Two years after the beating death of 4-year-old
Sirita Sotelo horrified the Lake Stevens community in which she
lived, the state Legislature has approved a measure to increase the
Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) accountability in
child welfare cases and provide for better training of social
workers. more>>>
March 30, 2007
Senate capital budget would benefit Lake
Stevens, Snohomish County
OLYMPIA – The Senate’s proposed 2007–09 operating, capital
and transportation budgets, released earlier this week, include
money for a new civic center for Lake Stevens and a new wastewater
treatment facility for the city of Snohomish.
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March 12, 2007
Senate votes to limit credit checks
OLYMPIA – Many Americans go through difficult financial
times, such as a job layoff or divorce. Unfortunately, when those
tough times result in a bad credit rating, the ramifications can
last a lifetime. And when someone tries to improve their life and
pull themselves out of debt, their prior problems can come back to
haunt them. more>>>
March 12, 2007
Now is the time for all good vets to come to
the aid of their state
OLYMPIA – They’ve risked their lives in service to their
country, now they’re ready and willing to serve their state. The
Senate today approved legislation to establish an internship program
for returning wounded combat veterans within the Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
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March 10, 2007
Discrimination: The hidden enemy for our
returning veterans
OLYMPIA – Call it misplaced anger about the Iraq war. Call
it ignorance about post-traumatic stress disorder. Either way, the
Senate today confirmed that discrimination against our returning
veterans will not be tolerated in Washington.
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March 10, 2007
Washington Learns bills clear Senate
OLYMPIA – The Senate last night passed four bills to
implement the Washington Learns report, which recommended innovative
improvements to revolutionize early learning, K-12 education,
educator preparation, and math, science and technology education.
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March 6, 2007
Better teachers make better students
OLYMPIA – If the education of our children is the
paramount duty of the state, then we must ensure that teachers
remain knowledgeable in their respective subjects. That’s the
rationale for the Senate’s unanimous approval today of legislation
to expand higher education tuition waivers.
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Feb. 23, 2007
Electronic Newsletter
The 2007 session is nearing the halfway
mark. Our resolve as session began was to
solve problems, create great public policy, and to address
issues in education, transportation and health care. We are
well on our way to accomplishing these goals, passing a
meaningful budget and ending session on schedule. We are
well on our way to meeting these goals.
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Feb. 22, 2007
Turning the tide: Hobbs leading the charge for
clean energy
OLYMPIA –Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, feels
that his goal of tapping clean and renewable energy isn’t shooting
for the moon. In fact, the untapped power could be right in our
backyard – and, with a little help from the gravitational pull of
the moon – as dependable as night and day.
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Feb. 20, 2007
Hobbs: Remove barriers to prosperity
OLYMPIA – Should past credit problems prevent you from
landing that dream job? Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens,
doesn’t think so, and he’s introduced legislation to protect
consumers from the use of credit checks in the interview process.
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Feb. 13, 2007
Senate boasts largest number of Asian American
members in Washington’s history
OLYMPIA – Asian Americans, the second largest ethnic group
in Washington, now hold more Senate seats than at any other time in
state history. Sen. Paull Shin, D-Edmonds, Sen. Chris Marr,
D-Spokane and Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, reflect
the growing Asian presence in the Senate. Shin is a Korean-American;
Marr and Hobbs are both Japanese-Americans.
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Feb. 12, 2007
Olympia from the inside out
OLYMPIA – Ever wonder what really goes on inside the
marble hallways of Olympia? Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens,
has begun sharing his observations of the 2007 legislative session
with frequent Web log — or “blog” — entries on his Senate home page.
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Jan. 26, 2007
Citizen-soldiers honored by Senate
OLYMPIA – They are our fathers and mothers, sons and
daughters, brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors. They work in
the same offices and shop at the same stores. And when our state or
country calls, the National Guard responds.
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Jan. 18, 2007
Sen. Hobbs: ‘The home front shouldn’t be
hostile territory’
OLYMPIA – Imagine returning from a tour of duty in Iraq or
Afghanistan and discovering a new, insidious enemy in your home
town. That’s the sad reality for many of the men and women returning
from the Middle East.
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Dec. 21, 2006
Hobbs wants to make sure uninsured students
have access to health care
OLYMPIA — Children in Washington without health insurance
are eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP), but their families might not know it.
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Dec. 15, 2006
Sen.-elect Hobbs wants state to train wounded
veterans for DOT careers
OLYMPIA – Sen.-elect. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens,
knows firsthand the toll the Iraq war can take on American service
members. As an Army captain in Iraq in 2004, Hobbs served alongside
peers who were maimed and killed by insurgents’ bombs.
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Dec. 5, 2006
Native Snohomish County resident is newest
member of state Senate
OLYMPIA – Sen.-elect Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, a
military veteran and married father of three young boys, is the
newest legislator of the 44th Legislative District. Hobbs’ win added
to the Senate Democrats supermajority. Senate Democrats now hold 32
of 49 seats. more>>>
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