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Without a doubt, these last few years have been some of the most challenging in our state's history. The depth and length of this recession has been massive. We will pull out of this, I believe, stronger than before. But in Olympia we need to be making moves now to put us in a position to compete - something we've been unwilling to do since this economic crisis began.

However, there were a few successes in the last legislative session. Most notable are two measures that will improve our environment, both locally and as a state.