Opinion editorial by Brad Hawkins: Government Transparency Benefits Us All
January 23, 2014
Transparency is an often-used buzzword in government, but what does transparency look like? What are the actions required to meet the standard of transparency? How can we, as government officials, improve public confidence that we are serving you, and not ourselves? As your legislator, I'm advocating for a renewed look... Read More...
Opinion-editorial by Brad Hawkins: Proudly Serving Lake Chelan
January 08, 2014
The 12th Legislative District is one of the largest and most beautiful districts in our state. Its boundaries include Chelan County, Douglas County, and portions of Grant and Okanogan counties. When my legislative colleagues in Olympia first asked me what district I represented, I used to try to answer by... Read More...