I am grateful for the opportunity to serve Washington state. I just delivered my State of the State address, which you can watch here.
Last month, we had historic flooding that caused tremendous damage and hardship to thousands.
After devastating flooding in 2007, then Governor Chris Gregoire said, “I am reminded time and time again of the tremendous heart and spirit of Washingtonians.”
I’ve seen this heart and spirit firsthand. It is because of that spirit that I’m proud to report:
And our state continues to grow.
As an American, I never thought I would see federal agents in masks driving in unmarked cars and picking people up off the streets. I am angry about this, and many of you are as well.
We need to continue building on our strength as a community and fight back. We need to turn our anger into action.
Legislation is making its way to my desk to prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing masks and requires identifying information to be clearly displayed on their uniform. I look forward to signing it into law.
We are also coming together to make life more affordable for Washingtonians.
That’s why I’ve proposed a Millionaires’ Tax. We must use the gains from the Millionaires' Tax to return money directly to working families and small business owners who have been hit hard by the affordability crisis.
I look forward to working with the legislators this session to continue fighting for the future that Washington state deserves.
To learn more about the work my team and I are doing this legislative session, watch my State of the State address here.
Let’s make history together.
— Bob Ferguson
