Legislative Democrats are allowing hearings on some of the six initiatives to the Legislature. Senate Republican Leader John Braun and Senator Matt Boehnke react to the Democrats’ decision to hold the hearings and their outspoken opposition to the three initiatives...
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AUDIO: State Senate Democrats kill provision aimed at reducing impaired driving
A new tool in the battle against impaired driving that was set to be unveiled this year may not make it out of the state Legislature because some Democrats oppose it. Tracy Ellis explains.
VIDEO: Teach With TVW: On The Issues – Law Enforcement: Police Pursuit and Staffing Concerns with Sen. Mike Padden
Senator Padden takes questions from Senate Legislative Pages Christopher Yu and Aanchal Batwara about police pursuits and police force staffing shortages and the impacts of stress on policing. On The Issues - Law Enforcement: Police Pursuit...
VIDEO: KING 5: Captain who crashed ferry in West Seattle had long history of work troubles, records show… featuring Sen. Curtis King
“I’m very disappointed. We put people’s lives in jeopardy,” said Sen. Curtis King (R-Yakima), who is a ranking member of the state’s Joint Transportation Committee. “It was already a system in trouble, and [the crash] just exacerbated all the challenges that we had....
AUDIO: Wilson wins $1.5 million to combat sea lion predation on Columbia and tributaries
Money to fight salmon eating sea lions on the lower Columbia River and its tributaries gets approval from the state Senate. Tracy Ellis explains.
AUDIO: State Senate honors former legislator Linda Smith
A former state legislator and Congresswoman who now leads a worldwide fight against child sex trafficking was honored by the state Senate. Tracy Ellis has more.
AUDIO: Major emphasis on K-12 education in supplemental budgets approved by Senate
Hundreds of millions of dollars to support schools can be found in two state budgets passed by the Senate. Tracy Ellis reports.
VIDEO: Sen. John Braun’s weekly video update from Olympia – budgets, initiatives and more
Sen. John Braun gives us a deeper look at the true impact of the initiatives to repeal the income tax on capital gains, the Climate Commitment Act and the long-term car payroll tax. The sky is not falling. We can afford to repeal these policies that are digging deep...
AUDIO: 19th District Legislative Update with state Senator Jeff Wilson
Lawmakers will consider some of the initiatives to the Legislature and people are already showing their support. Sen. Wilson has some astonishing numbers.
AUDIO: Legislature votes to keep schools from removing certain books, McCune amendment to ban pornography fails
Washington school districts would not be able to remove certain books under a bill that passed in the state House and Senate. Tracy Ellis reports.
AUDIO: The latest on six initiatives to the Legislature
Are you wondering about what’s going on with the six initiatives to the state Legislature? Tracy Ellis and a state Senator have some answers.
SRC On Air: Sen. Perry Dozier on KONA Radio in the Tri Cities
Sen. Perry Dozier on KONA Radio talking about the six initiatives to the Legislature and a bill related to the decision-making process over controversial materials in schools.