Rep. Connie Ladenburg

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Feb. 21, 2012 – Connie Ladenburg’s regular Olympia report on what’s ^up _down at the State Capital

Welcome to my home page!

I believe a big part of my job is to make this a dialogue, not a monologue. That means listening to you and keeping you informed when there are issues important to our families, neighborhoods and businesses back home.

It is an honor and a privilege to represent you, and this web page is meant to serve you and all the citizens of the 29th District, which includes the south end of Tacoma, the north end of Spanaway, Parkland and portions of Lakewood.

Getting in touch — You can reach me by whatever you’re comfortable with, whether it’s email, the telephone or regular mail.

- email: connie.ladenburg@leg.wa.gov)

- toll-free Hotline: 800-562-6000

- office: 360-786-7906

- mail: Rep. Connie Ladenburg, PO Box 40600, Olympia, WA 98504-0600

- sign up for my e-newsletter

Research — If you need to find out about legislation, my office can help you find any piece of legislation and tell you where it is in the process.

Comments — If you want to comment on an issue, or testify in Olympia on legislation, please send an e-mail, call the toll-free Hotline or call my office directly.

Updates by email — If you’d like to sign up for my regular e-memo about what’s happening in the House of Representatives, please write an e-mail with “e-memo” in the subject. To save taxpayer money, I’ll try to do as much electronic communication as possible.

This web site will also be home to updates, news releases, speeches and newsletters about issues before the House that affect us back home.

I’m proud to call Pierce County my home and honored to serve the good people of the 29th. Thank you again for taking the time to visit. I hope to hear from you.

Rep. Connie Ladenburg

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Bipartisan bill curbing youth gangs receives gubernatorial ink: Measure is meant to channel kids away from criminal activities

OLYMPIA — A bipartisan plan that Washington communities can harness to break the criminal cycle before it breaks their young people captured the governor’s autograph today. The Tacoma Democrat and Yakima Republican who championed House Bill 2535 said they want … Continue reading →

On to governor: House says ‘Yes!’ to Ladenburg’s plan for curbing juvenile gangs

Tacoma lawmaker’s measure brings kids ‘back from the ledge of youth crime’ OLYMPIA — State Rep. Connie Ladenburgwon full support in the House of Representatives yesterday for her plan to break the criminal cycle before it breaks young people. The … Continue reading →

Ladenburg’s measure protecting kids from further victimization heads to governor

Anti-child-pornography bill backed by Tacoma lawmaker captures final passage OLYMPIA — State Rep. Connie Ladenburg‘s measure (House Bill 2177) barring the copying or creation of additional child pornography during the discovery process in a child-pornography trial is on its way … Continue reading →

House OKs Ladenburg’s plan aimed at curbing juvenile gangs: Rescuing kids before they’re lost in criminal maelstrom Tacoma lawmaker’s goal

OLYMPIA — She’s talked with the judges and the judged, as well as folks whose life’s work and mission you might say is tattooed up and down the long arm of the law. State Rep. Connie Ladenburg won full support … Continue reading →

Ladenburg: ‘Gang court is a tool for rescuing kids from a nightmare’ / Tacoma lawmaker says bill aims to break criminal cycle at its beginning

OLYMPIA — Breaking the criminal cycle before it breaks young people — that’s state Rep. Connie Ladenburg’s plan in legislationencouraging the establishment of juvenile-gang courts. Ladenburg’s House Bill 2535 will receive a public hearing in the House Early Learning & … Continue reading →

Service members’ call of duty honored in flurry of legislative action: Three measures stand up for citizens who have stood up for their state and nation

OLYMPIA– Lives on hold, lives on the line. Citizens who put their lives on hold, and all too often even put their lives on the line shouldn’t have to look over their shoulders and wonder what’s going on with their … Continue reading →

Protecting children from any further victimization is goal of Ladenburg’s measure: House panel will discuss Tacoma lawmaker’s anti-child-pornography bill

OLYMPIA — Enough is enough. Child pornography is profoundly heinous enough in the first place, emphasized state Rep. Connie Ladenburg, “and our state shouldn’t sanction any further reproduction of this despicable material in court cases.” The Tacoma legislator is prime-sponsoring … Continue reading →

Cub Scouts in the House

Cub Scouts and family members from the 29th District recently met with Rep. Connie Ladenburg (D-Tacoma) and had this photo taken in the chamber of the House.

Ladenburg and Conway host town hall meetings Jan. 29 and Feb. 5

For two Saturdays in a row, Rep. Connie Ladenburg will join Sen. Steve Conway at town hall meetings for citizens of the 29th District. Because balancing the state’s budget is such a pressing issue, a staff member from Senate Ways … Continue reading →

Rep. Ladenburg supports reform of red light cameras

Here’s a front-page story in The News Tribune about red light cameras and legislation by Rep. Connie Ladenburg (D-Tacoma). Legislature re-examines red light cameras And here’s a story from The Olympian about legislation to reform red-light cameras: Cities, counties should … Continue reading →