Dent gets committee appointment

District 13 State Representative Tom Dent of Moses Lake has been appointed assistant ranking member of House Early Learning and Human Services Committee.

The 11-member committee considers issues relating to early learning from birth to kindergarten, as well as a broad array of issues affecting children and families, including parent education, foster care, dependency, child protective services, children’s mental health, child welfare services and family reconciliation services.

“This is a special committee to me, and I am incredibly honored to have the opportunity to now serve as assistant ran...