OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader John Braun today provided the following comments after the Senate’s narrow passage of legislation that is a half-step toward letting law-enforcement officers engage in vehicular pursuits in more situations than Washington law has...
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Senate Bill 5770 – the property tax increase on EVERYONE
20 Senate Democrats think your property taxes are too low, so they have sponsored Senate Bill 5770. It would triple the growth rate of state and local property taxes by increasing the cap from 1% to 3%. In just six years, it would cost taxpayers $4.1 billion. FISCAL...
Sen. Braun’s leadership update: The Senate operating budget proposal
Senate Republican Leader John Braun shares how the 2023-25 Senate operating budget proposal invests in education.
Braun to Inslee: “Do your job or go home”
Gov. Inslee proposed a $4 billion housing plan and he's critical of the Senate operating budget proposal because it spends $400 million. The governor likes to use a clever tag line for his approach, saying, "We need to go big so people can go home." What the governor...
Sen. John Braun’s leadership video update — education in the Senate budgets
Senate Republican Leader John Braun shares a few of the details in the Senate's capital and operating budget proposals that with our top three priorities.
Washington State Supreme Court got it wrong, says Braun
Court’s ruling ignores overwhelming evidence capital gains tax is an income tax OLYMPIA…The Washington State Supreme Court today ruled that the income tax on capital gains passed last year by Democrats in Legislature is an excise tax, contrary to overwhelming evidence...
Republican budget leader has warning for taxpayers after Supreme Court backs capital-gains income tax
OLYMPIA… Sen. Lynda Wilson of Vancouver, budget leader for Senate Republicans, offered this reaction to the state Supreme Court’s ruling today that the tax on capital-gains income adopted by Democratic legislators in 2021 is constitutional. The 7-2 decision overturns...
Braun: Bipartisan Senate budget addresses ‘equity issue of our time’
Provides nearly $70 million for to address students’ learning loss, additional $800 million for special education OLYMPIA…The 2023-2025 Senate operating budget proposal released today includes nearly $70 million to help Washington’s students recover from learning loss...
Republican budget leaders encouraged by ‘inclusive’ Senate operating-budget proposal
OLYMPIA… Key Senate Republicans say there is much to appreciate about the 2023-25 operating-budget proposed by the state Senate majority today, starting with a lack of new taxes and a much lower spending increase than in recent years – and how it responds to...
Democrats ‘gaslight’ those calling for police pursuit reform
Members of Legislature’s majority blame police, alleged ‘misinformation’ from Republicans for interest in rolling policy back to ‘reasonable suspicion’ standard OLYMPIA…Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, shared the following comments in response...
Senate Republican Leader John Braun addresses what’s happening in education
Learn more about what the Legislature is working on to deal with student learning loss and the needs of special education students.
Senate Republican Leader John Braun updates us on the progress of police pursuit reform
Click to watch Sen. John Braun's latest update on the 2023 Legislative Session, including the progress of police pursuit reform. Read Sen. Braun's statement on the passage of Senate Bill 5352.