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Senator
Derek Kilmer
26th District
Gig Harbor
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Nov. 30, 2007
South Sound reps at
forefront of property tax session
OLYMPIA – Thursday’s legislative session on
property taxes featured two local representatives, Sen.
Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) and Rep. Larry Seaquist
(D-Gig Harbor).
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Nov. 28, 2007
Senate Democrats unveil plan to reinstate I-747
OLYMPIA – With the Legislature prepared to begin a special
session tomorrow to allay concerns about property tax growth, Senate
Democrats have released their legislation to restore the 1 percent
property tax limit invalidated by the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier
this month to overturn Initiative 747.
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Sept. 24, 2007
Kilmer receives award for work on veterans
issues
OLYMPIA — The Northwest Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of
America (NWPVA) has chosen Sen. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor,
as the recipient of its Glenn Galbreath Award for his work on
veterans issues. more>>>
April 18, 2007
Kilmer presses WSDOT to cut costs, find other
money for bridge ceremony
OLYMPIA — If the state can’t build a new Narrows Bridge
without charging tolls, then it can’t afford to spend hundreds of
thousands of dollars in tolls on an opening ceremony, Sen. Derek
Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, said today.
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April 16, 2007
Kilmer bills on permitting,
construction and infrastructure await signature
OLYMPIA — Permitting processes would be more open
under a bill passed today by the state Senate and sent to
the governor for her signature. Senate Bill 5508,
sponsored by Sen. Derek Kilmer,
D-Gig Harbor, would improve government services while
furthering local economic growth.
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April 4, 2007
House passes Kilmer bills
to offset bridge tolls, fund hospital road work
OLYMPIA — Narrows Bridge commuters inched a step
closer to paying less in tolls when the House of
Representatives passed a bill today sponsored by Sen.
Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, that would allow the use of
traffic fines to help pay off bridge debt.
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March 30, 2007
Senate budget spreads $86 million across 26th
District
OLYMPIA — The 26th Legislative District receives $86
million in spending on local projects in the Senate’s proposed
capital budget for 2007-09, Sen. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor,
announced. more>>>
March 9, 2007
Senate approves Kilmer bill to help academic
winners with travel expenses
OLYMPIA — Students who excel in academic competitions may
find it easier to attend higher levels of competition, thanks to a
bill passed unanimously today by the Senate.
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March 6, 2007
Senate passes Kilmer bills to make government
more responsive
OLYMPIA — Public employees and citizens would find it
easier to report waste and abuse in government, and permit
applicants would receive better information and more predictability
when seeking a building permit, under a pair of bills passed
recently by the Senate.
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Feb. 25, 2007
Tacoma News Tribune op-ed
Several steps can reduce bridge tolls, ferry
fees
When I arrived in Olympia more than two years ago, one of the
sage veterans of the state House approached me. He put his arm
around me and said, “So, you’re from the 26th District. Are you for
or against the new Narrows bridge?”
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Feb. 23, 2007
Senate passes Kilmer bill to use bridge fines
to lower cost of tolls
OLYMPIA — Narrows Bridge commuters will pay a little less
in tolls if a bill passed today by the Senate receives a similar
reception in the House of Representatives.
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Feb. 21, 2007
Committee backs study of education
needs on Kitsap-Olympic peninsula
OLYMPIA — The Senate Higher Education Committee
gave its blessing today to a proposal to evaluate higher
education needs in Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson and Clallam
counties, including the need for a baccalaureate-granting
institution.
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Feb. 16, 2007
Kilmer bill would assist academic winners with
travel expenses
OLYMPIA — When Jonathan Dentler’s AP Government class won
a recent state competition testing their knowledge of the U.S.
Constitution, the honor brought mixed rewards. On the one hand, the
Gig Harbor High School student had reached a level of excellence
shared by few of his peers. On the other, traveling to Washington,
D.C. for the national “We The People” competition this March
presented Jonathan and his 20 classmates with the challenge of
raising $25,000 for travel and lodging.
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Feb. 8, 2007
Kilmer, Rockefeller and Sheldon lead push for
4-year college on Kitsap-Olympic peninsula
OLYMPIA — Residents of the Kitsap peninsula want good
jobs. Area businesses want highly trained employees. Local
legislators think it’s time to link those needs in a four-year
college. more>>>
Feb. 2, 2007
Senate passes Kilmer’s bill to identify
businesses owned by veterans
OLYMPIA – Shopping at a business owned by a veteran is one
way people can show appreciation for the vet’s military service, but
often customers have no way of knowing who owns the business. That
would change under a bill passed Friday by the state Senate.
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Jan. 10, 2007
Kilmer brings jobs, business and transportation
agenda to Senate
OLYMPIA — His office may have changed, but Sen. Derek
Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, brings the same priorities he had in the
House of Representatives to the Senate, where he was sworn in
Monday. more>>>
Dec. 6, 2006
Kilmer named vice chair of Senate committees on
economy, education
OLYMPIA — Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, elected
last month to the 26th Legislative District Senate seat vacated by
the retirement of Bob Oke, has been selected to serve as the vice
chairman of both the Senate International Trade & Economic
Development Committee and the Senate Higher Education Committee.
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